Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202443396 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Backhoe Bucket
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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125881375 | 06/13/2006 | 1794 | 238910 | Greg J Harris Construction |
Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on May 18, 2006, Employee #1 was working for an employer that was excavating an old canal, replacing it with reinforced concrete pipes. Employee #1's coworker was operating a Caterpillar crawler excavator, Model Number 321CLCR, Serial Number MCF00300, with an operating weight of 52,911 lbs. The bucket used was a three yard Entek 320-5. Employee #1's coworker was told the approximate location of the canal, since the adjacent segments were removed earlier. The coworker dug up the ground to locate the canal that he estimated to be 3 ft deep. Meanwhile, Employee #1, a water truck driver was controlling dust using a water hose. Employee #1 was standing between the excavator's arm and a block wall, when suddenly, the ground under the excavator's left track gave away and the excavator's arm swung to the left striking Employee #1 against a block wall. The excavator had been operated at the end of a narrow alley between a hillside to the right, and a block wall of the back yards of houses on its left. The morning of the accident was the first time the excavator had been used at the site since the work had progressed to the end of the narrow alley and was approaching the open field. The backhoe had previously been used in the narrow alley. The coworker did not know that the left excavator's track was 2 ft above the canal. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Other heavy construction | Alteration or rehabilitation | $250,000 to $500,000 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 125881375 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Truck drivers, heavy | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Other |