Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200840262 - Employee killed when struck by backhoe bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 200840262 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 10/03/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300605615	10/03/1997	1711	0	Mccarthy Group

Abstract: At 1:42 p.m. on October 3, 1997, Employee #1, a laborer for Hug Trucking and Excavating, and a backhoe operator were digging up and altering the 4 ft deep water and sewer lines at an unoccupied two-family residence in a subdivision at Scott Air Force Base, IL. The coworker's backhoe was a tractor-mounted unit positioned in front of the structure, with its bucket facing east. The coworker was repositioning the backhoe when the bucket struck Employee #1 in the head and chest. He died of craniocervical and thoracic blunt trauma, including a punctured chest with severe injuries to his heart, lungs, and blood vessels. There were no other witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: CHEST, CLEARANCE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE, BACKHOE BUCKET, COMMUNICATION, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300605615			Fatality	Puncture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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