Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200782621 - Employee Struck And Killed by Backhoe

Accident Summary Nr: 200782621 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 11/07/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305463549	11/08/2002	1542	0	Archer Western Contractors

Abstract: Employee #1 was walking passed the excavator and crossing the tracks of the backhoe. The backhoe operator moved the tracks toward Employee #1 while he had the cab of the backhoe turned where he could not see Employee #1 and drove over him. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: OBSTRUCTED VIEW, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305463549			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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