Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201988953 - Employee died after being caught in excavator

Accident Summary Nr: 201988953 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 02/06/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306392143	02/10/2003	1731	238210	High Desert Communications, Inc.

Abstract: On February 6, 2003, Employee #1 was caught between the excavator arm of a backhoe and the raised stabilizer leg and foot. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: CAUGHT BETWEEN, EXCAVATOR, BACKHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306392143			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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