Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201570090 - Employee killed when struck by loader bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 201570090 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 04/04/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301173910	04/07/1997	1623	0	D&D Excavation, Inc.

Abstract: In 1997, Employee #1 was working close to where the owner of the company was preparing to transport a Case loader/backhoe to another site. The owner drove the machine onto a flatbed trailer and lowered the backhoe bucket onto the bed. He then inadvertently activated the control that lowered the loader bucket, which crushed and killed Employee #1. The operator was not aware that Employee #1 was between the trailer and the loader bucket.

Keywords: LOADER/BACKHOE, LOADER BUCKET, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, COMMUNICATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301173910			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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