Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 77944.015 - Employee Is Killed When Backhoe Falls Into Excavation

Accident Summary Nr: 77944.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 07/08/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1076258.015	07/08/2015		238220	Lee Huddleston Plumbing, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on July 8, 2015, an employee was guiding a gasoline tamper from a Case brand 580 Super L loader backhoe bucket as it was lowered into an excavation. The backhoe fell into the excavation as the backhoe bucket was lowered and fell on top of the employee; crushing the employee.

Keywords: Backhoe Bucket, Crushed, Roll-Over, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1076258.015	26	M	Fatality		Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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