Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201043437 - Employee killed when pinned by backhoe bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 201043437 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 10/31/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311634349	10/31/2007	1521	236115	Pulte Homes Of Nevada
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311634323	10/31/2007	1794	238910	Town & Country Construction, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311634232	10/31/2007	1741	238140	Cedco, Inc.

Abstract: On October 31, 1007, Employee #1 was scoping the grade while acoworker from another company was using a backhoe to dig footings along a bank. The backhoe had been turned off while Employee #1 was scoping the grade; when he finished, the backhoe operator restarted his vehicle to move it farther along the site to continue with the digging. The backhoe operator turned the seat to the loader position and began to lift the loader bucket when he heard a cry. The backhoe boom had moved and the bucket had pinned Employee #1 against the footing wall. The backhoe operator immediately swung back around, releasing him. Emergency Services was called and began CPR upon arrival. Employee #1 was transported to a nearby hosptal, where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: CPR, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, BACKHOE BUCKET, LOADER/BACKHOE, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION, BACKHOE BOOM, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION

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			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311634349			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	311634323			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	311634232	Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Other

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