Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201750742 - Employee killed after getting caught between trucks

Accident Summary Nr: 201750742 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 02/06/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303627087	02/06/2002	1611	0	Counties Corporation

Abstract: On February 6, 2002, an employee of Counties Corporation, was caught between the bucket of a backhoe and the rear end of a dump truck when the backhoe was being loaded onto a trailer for transport. The backhoe was stopped on the trailer when the operator engaged the PTO to lower the rear bucket. The backhoe lurched forward pinning the deceased between the front bucket of the backhoe and the tailgate of the dump truck. The employee died of bruises, contusions and abrasions.

Keywords: CAUGHT BETWEEN, DUMP TRUCK, BACKHOE, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303627087			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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