Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200851616 - Employee killed when struck by backhoe scoop

Accident Summary Nr: 200851616 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 10/13/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302942883	10/13/2000	1794	0	Manny P. Concrete Co. Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was removing metal from a spoil pile while a coworker, on the other side of the pile, used a backhoe to load it into a dump truck. The backhoe operator did not see Employee #1 and accidentally struck him with the scoop. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE, BACKHOE BUCKET

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		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	302942883			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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