Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200690303 - Employee killed when backhoe overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 200690303 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 10/17/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301389854	10/17/2000	1794	0	Digger Dave

Abstract: On October 17, 2000, Employee #1 was operating a tractor backhoe with a loader attachment when the vehicle tipped over, pinning him underneath it. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: LOADER/BACKHOE, PINNED, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, SEAT BELT, BACKHOE, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000	1	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301389854			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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