Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202005682 - Employee Is Killed When Struck by By Backhoe Bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 202005682 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 02/10/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315818997	02/10/2012	1795	238910	P. Palmer Construction Inc.

Abstract: On February 10, 2012, an employee was conducting work inside a demolished basement to include by not limited to parging a party wall to make it water tight. A coworker was operating a Case backhoe on a ramp made of brick and debris. The operator of the backhoe was conducting work including but not limited to demolishing the basement floor. When the operator attempted to move the backhoe up and out of the basement, the backhoe slid down the ram and the bucket of the backhoe struck the employee in the head. The employee was taken to the Hospital and was pronounced dead.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, VEHICLE, RAMP, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Demolition		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315818997			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Other

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