Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 700120 - Employee killed when crushed by track hoe

Accident Summary Nr: 700120 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 01/31/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103127494	02/03/1997	1623	0	Grooms Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was assisting in the assembly and installation of 3 in. water lines. A track hoe that was being used to create an excavation was traveling in reverse when it ran over Employee #1, killing him. The track hoe was equipped with an operable audible travel alarm.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EXCAVATOR, RUN OVER, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	103127494			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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