Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200642809 - Backhoe Crushes Employee

Accident Summary Nr: 200642809 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 12/31/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306641820	12/31/2003	1611	237310	Allen Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was placing a hand-held concrete saw into the rear of the cab of a rubber tired backhoe loader. Employee #1 placed it on the right bucket boom swing pedal, causing the boom to swing to the right, pinning him between the rear of the vehicle and the bucket boom. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BACKHOE BOOM, PINNED, FOOT CONTROL, BACKHOE, INATTENTION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306641820			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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