Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201483948 - Roll-over Accident Kills Backhoe Operator

Accident Summary Nr: 201483948 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 12/20/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125750182	12/21/2000	1623	0	Tzimbal Construction

Abstract: A backhoe at a construction site rolled-over pinning the operator under the vehicle's roll-over protective structure. The operator died as a result of multiple blunt trauma injuries.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, ROLL-OVER, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, BACKHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125750182			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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