Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 822403 - Employee killed when pinned between equipment pieces

Accident Summary Nr: 822403 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 01/19/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104412820	01/19/1988	1771	0	Hcc Concrete Company

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were using a Case 455B front end backhoe, serial #4248543, to tow a 30 ton Grove crane #15649, which was stuck in the mud, up a slight grade. Employee #1 stopped the operation and asked the backhoe operator to let a little slack in the cable. When the backhoe operator started to give slack in the 12 ft cable, Employee #1 positioned himself between the front bumper of the crane and the front end bucket of the Case. Employee #1 was hit and pinned between both pieces of equipment and was killed.

Keywords: PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, BACKHOE, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104412820			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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