Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202289021 - Employee drowns when backhoe tips over

Accident Summary Nr: 202289021 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 02/04/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302137724	02/04/1999	1794	0	Suncoast Excavating & Utilities, Inc.

Abstract: On February 4, 1999, Employee #1 was operating a track-mounted backhoe to dig a retention pond. He was working on a sloped area at the edge of the water. The backhoe had been observed to slide at least one time prior to the accident. The backhoe either slid again or moved into the edge of the water, where the ground was softer. The backhoe tipped over into the pond, on its side, door side down, trapping the employee inside the cab. The cab filled with water and Employee #1 drowned.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, DROWN, BACKHOE, INATTENTION, UNSTABLE POSITION, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		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	302137724			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Dredging Fatality Cause: Drown, non-lethal fall

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