Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200550747 - Employee killed when head crushed by backhoe boom

Accident Summary Nr: 200550747 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 06/28/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301995494	06/29/1999	1731	0	Armco Electric Inc.

Abstract: At 12:50 p.m. on June 28, 1999, Employee #1, a backhoe operator at the Baton Rouge North Landfill, and two coworkers were charging the battery of a 1995 Ford F250 diesel pickup truck using the battery of Employee #1's Case 580 Super backhoe, serial #JJG0164304. As the battery was charging, Employee #1 dismounted and pulled the water container from the operator's position on the backhoe to the ground. The container struck the foot control for the rear hydraulic boom, which swung around with some force and speed, crushing Employee #1's head against an outrigger. He was killed. The backhoe had been left running to charge the truck's battery.

Keywords: BACKHOE BOOM, HEAD, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, FOOT CONTROL, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, BACKHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301995494			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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