Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201992641 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Backhoe

Accident Summary Nr: 201992641 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 09/15/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310432612	09/15/2006	1794	238910	Tee Pee Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was cutting conduit in the base of a ground-level electrical service vault. The base consisted of a concrete reinforced fiberglass box that was approximately 2 feet deep. The metal top of the vault had not been installed. A coworker was moving a backhoe up to the site to backfill a trench leading to the vault. The coworker stopped the backhoe, turned the seat around, and started putting down the stabilizers. At this time, the backhoe started to move backward and ran into the vault base, crushing Employee #1 between the backhoe and the side of the vault. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: CONDUIT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, BACKHOE, BACKING UP, CONTUSION

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		5	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310432612			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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