Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202077962 - Employee Is Struck by Backhoe Bucket and Suffers Bruises

Accident Summary Nr: 202077962 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 01/23/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310864665	01/22/2007	1623	237120	A & B Trenching Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was laying residential gas main lines for a new housing development. Employee #1 was working near an operating backhoe. Employee #1 stepped inside the operating zone of the backhoe's bucket and was struck by the bucket as it slipped off the dirt while digging. Employee #1 sustained bruises and abrasions but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, ABRASION, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE, BACKHOE BUCKET, CONTUSION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310864665			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Other

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