Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200672426 - Two Employees Killed When Backhoe Falls Into Excavation

Accident Summary Nr: 200672426 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/17/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303181333	02/17/2000	1771	0	Baker Concrete

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 and a coworker were removing rocks and dirt from inside a 14 ft by 14 ft by 4 ft deep excavation so that rebar could be placed flat on the bottom. A coworker operating a John Deere 310E backhoe/loader positioned his vehicle near the south side of the hole, where the crew was working. The operator turned his seat 180 degrees to use the shovel at the back of the machine, whereupon the backhoe moved rapidly forward and fell into the excavation, pinning Employees #1 and #2. Both workers were declared dead at the scene. The operator had left the backhoe in forward gear and had not engaged the parking brake before turning his seat around.

Keywords: excavation, loader/backhoe, vehicle in gear, brake, work rules, construction, crushed, struck by

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303181333			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	303181333			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA