Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200452241 - Employee Is Killed When Caught Between Boom and Outrigger

Accident Summary Nr: 200452241 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 06/01/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310510672	06/01/2007	1611	237310	Gulf Equipment Corporation

Abstract: On June 1, 2007, Employee #1 wedged a 12-piece PVC pipe between the seat of the backhoe and the structure of the cab. The pipe inadvertently activated the lever that controls the rotation of the boom. The boom rotated toward Employee #1 and he was caught between the boom and the outrigger. He was suffocated and died.

Keywords: CHEST, ASPHYXIATED, OUTRIGGER, BOOM, SUFFOCATED, CONTROL LEVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310510672			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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