Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202074654 - Employee killed when struck by track hoe bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 202074654 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 03/12/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304353113	03/12/2001	1623	0	Rockdale Pipeline, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was attaching wire rope cable to a concrete manhole when he was fatally struck on the head by a bucket. The bucket was connected via a JRB coupler to a CAT 330 BL track hoe. The coupler released and the bucket fell and struck Employee #1, killing him.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WIRE ROPE, TORSO, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE BUCKET

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Other		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304353113			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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