Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200535300 - Employee Is Killed When Pinned Under Backhoe

Accident Summary Nr: 200535300 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/10/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316691526	09/11/2012	1611	237310	Concrete Foundations, Inc.

Abstract: On September 10, 2012, Employee #1 was operating a backhoe on a newly installed, closed, flat, two-lane highway. For some reason, the backhoe veered off the roadway, rolled over, and landed in a ditch. Employee #1 was partially ejected from the backhoe's cab and was pinned under the cab. Employee #1 was killed. Upon further investigation, it was determined the backhoe's rear digging arm was off center; the safety pin to lock the arm was still in the holding bracket; the cab's windows and doors were broken and glass was missing; and the seat belt inside the cab was functional but not utilized.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, INADEQUATE MAINT, PINNED, ROLL-OVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, SEAT BELT, BACKHOE, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316691526			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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