Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202368262 - Employee Is Crushed by Backhoe Attachment and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 202368262 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 03/01/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314115932	03/01/2010	1731	238210	Christenson Electric Inc

Abstract: On March 1, 2010, Employee #1 was operating a backhoe attachment on a Bobcat mini excavator to load it onto a trailer. He stood up to see over the backhoe attachment, which was not in a locked position, and his foot slipped off the controls. The backhoe attachment swung around, striking the employee, crushing him between it and another portion of the Bobcat. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: LOADING, SLIP, CRUSHED, EXCAVATOR, BACKHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314115932			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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