Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201631793 - Employee was crushed when backhoe bucket dropped

Accident Summary Nr: 201631793 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 05/10/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304109663	05/10/2001	1794	0	William H Toney

Abstract: On May 10, 2001, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing fence posts on a residence that had just been built. The coworker who was operating a backhoe just finished pushing a 4-ft by 4-ft post into the ground with the bucket of the hoe. When he lifted the bucket from above the post and began to move it to the side, a hydraulic hose on the bucket's lifting cylinder failed, allowing the bucket to drop. Employee #1 was standing under the bucket and was crushed when the bucket dropped. He died of injures sustained in the accident.

Keywords: CYLINDER, CONSTRUCTION, HOSE, CRUSHED, FALL, FENCE, BACKHOE, BACKHOE BUCKET, BUCKET ELEVATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		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	304109663			Fatality	Puncture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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