Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200515260 - Employee Drowns When Backhoe Slides Into Water

Accident Summary Nr: 200515260 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 03/22/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315437723	03/23/2011	9621	926120	Mn Dept Of Transportation - Mankato District 7

Abstract: At approximately 11:40 a.m. on March 22, 2011, Employee #1 was operating a Ford 655D tractor/loader/backhoe assisting in flood relief efforts. While removing a log jam at a culvert on a highway, the backhoe slid down a sloped, unpaved embankment, and into a body of water. Employee #1 was found drowned the next day.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, HIGHWAY, UNSTABLE SURFACE, DROWN, BACKHOE, SLOPE, UNSTABLE POSITION, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315437723			Fatality	Other	Motor transportation occuputions n.e.c.

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