Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200924355 - Backhoe Overturns and Kills Employee

Accident Summary Nr: 200924355 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 03/30/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309982940	03/30/2006	0783	561730	Wilkins Tree Service

Abstract: At approximately 1:20 p.m. on March 30, 2006, Employee #1 was preparing to dump a load of wood from the bucket of a backhoe when the left front tire collapsed into a hole, which was approximately 8-ft long and 27-in. deep and 4-ft wide, resulting in the backhoe overturning. Employee #1 was thrown from the operator's seat and subsequently crushed by the ROPs System when it fell on him. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: EJECTED, EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, BACKHOE, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309982940			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors, forestry and logging workers

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