Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201076007 - Employee Is Killed When Impaled by Backhoe Teeth

Accident Summary Nr: 201076007 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/18/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312684582	10/19/2010	0723	115114	Jerry Preece Jr. Farms

Abstract: At approximately 12:15 p.m. on October 18, 2010, Employee #1 was irrigating earthen canals in agricultural fields in order to irrigate freshly seeded alfalfa at Jerry Preece JR Farms. He was using a John Deere Backhoe Loader, Model Number 310G 4x4, Number 226005-4187, Serial Number T0310GX9335671. There were no witnesses to the event that killed Employee #1. Coworkers found him pinned between the stabilizer and the pivot arm (swing boom) of the backhoe, with his lower back impaled by the bucket teeth. A metal shovel was found wedged between the floorboard and the control lever that operated the pivotal arm (swing boom). The engine was still running.

Keywords: IMPALED, PINNED, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT, SHOVEL, BACKHOE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312684582			Fatality	Other	Farm workers

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