Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 819151 - Employee is crushed under tracks of backhoe

Accident Summary Nr: 819151 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 04/10/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18397935	04/10/1990	1623	0	Centerline Utilities Construction Corporation

Abstract: At 8 a.m. on Tuesday, April 10, 1990, Employee #1, a hillman and hookup man for Centerline Utilities Construction Corp., reached into the cab of a live (engine running) backhoe to pick up a lifting pin and accidentally activated the vehicle's track control pedal. The backhoe moved and pulled the employee under the track, killing him. The backhoe manufacturer warned against storing loose objects in the cab.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, BACKHOE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18397935			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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