Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201610961 - Employee killed when crushed between backhoe and lift arm

Accident Summary Nr: 201610961 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 02/09/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302054531	02/16/1999	9131	0	City Of Sumpter

Abstract: At about 1:30 p.m., on February 9, 1999, Employee #1 was operating a 580C Case backhoe. He lifted and tipped the backhoe bucket and lowered it to the ground in an attempt to hold the lift arms in the air, thereby allowing access to a ruptured hydraulic line. It appears that when Employee #1 released the pressure in the system at the fitting, the bucket and associated arms collapsed, crushing the victim between the vehicle frame and lift arm cross member. Employee #1 was declared dead at the scene.

Keywords: CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, BACKHOE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302054531			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

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