Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201795168 - Employee killed when struck by backhoe bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 201795168 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 12/27/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119820231	12/27/2001	1542	0	Bernards Bros Construction

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on December 27, 2001, Employee #1, a construction laborer, was involved in an accident that occurred at the Cal Poly Pomona Student Union construction site. Employee #1 had worked for Fisher Construction for 4 months prior to the accident. Employee #1 was working under the direct supervision of his foreman. Employee #1 was pushed by the bucket of a Caterpillar backhoe and crushed between the bucket and the corner of Building 35, the Cal Poly Pomona Student Union.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, BACKHOE BUCKET

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119820231			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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