Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 519124 - Employee killed when crushed between backhoe and container

Accident Summary Nr: 519124 -- Report ID: 0935000 -- Event Date: 08/21/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106196413	08/24/1998	1611	0	Pys Corporation
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106196405	08/22/1998	4731	0	Ctsi Cargo

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on August 21, 1998, Employee #1 and a coworker were loading a case 580E backhoe into a 40 ft intermodal container. The exhaust pipe was too high to allow the backhoe to enter. While the backhoe operator remained in the cab with the engine running and in gear, the two employees climbed onto the hood of the backhoe and attempted to bend down the exhaust pipe. The coworker then stepped down into the cab but slipped onto the accelerator, causing the backhoe to move forward. Employee #1 became pinned between the canopy of the backhoe and the top edge of the container. He sustained multiple rib fractures and lacerations to his heart and liver; he died shortly after the accident.

Keywords: LOADING, WORK RULES, SLIP, LACERATION, BACKHOE, FRACTURE, VEHICLE IN GEAR, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN

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	Construction
1	106196413			Fatality	Fracture	Helpers, mechanics and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating
2	106196405					Occupation Not Listed	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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