Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200202844 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by Backhoe Bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 200202844 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 11/29/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309259471	11/30/2006	1623	237110	Tasha Iii Developement

Abstract: On November 29, 2006, Employee #1 left the equipment he was operating and walked toward the front of the backhoe. At the same time, the backhoe operator was using the bucket to push soil back into the trench. He was operating the backhoe at a relatively high speed. Employee #1 on the ground was not seen by the operator as he walked toward the backhoe. Employee #1 was hidden from view of the operator by the soil pile, which he was pushing into the trench. Employee #1 apparently underestimated the reach of the backhoe and was within its reach, when he was struck by the bucket. Employee #1 was killed. The autopsy revealed that Employee #1's pelvis was separated from his spine.

Keywords: SPINE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BACK, PELVIS, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309259471			Fatality	Hearing Loss	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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