Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200671246 - Employee killed when crushed by backhoe bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 200671246 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 04/30/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300498516	04/30/1998	1623	0	Alloe Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was inside a 4 ft deep excavation, removing a fitting from a cannon pipe, just as a backhoe operator at ground level was preparing to remove some of the dirt from around the fitting. The backhoe operator reversed his machine toward the excavation, stopping some distance from the edge. He was trying to lower the outriggers when he revved the engine, causing the backhoe to lurch backward and into the excavation. Employee #1 tried to run away, but was struck in the back and became pinned by the bucket attachment. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, VEHICLE IN GEAR, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE, BACKHOE BUCKET, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300498516			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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