Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 848333 - Employee killed when struck by backhoe stabilizer

Accident Summary Nr: 848333 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 11/09/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101331312	11/12/1987	1542	0	Sumit Construction Company, Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing in a 25 in. deep ditch directing a backhoe toward the ditch. He was planning to level a concrete hand hold for an electrical conduit by stopping the hand hold with the bucket. The backhoe's left rear tire went into the ditch and the stabilizer struck Employee #1 in his hip. He died a few hours later in the hospital.

Keywords: SIGNALMAN, DITCH, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE, HIP, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101331312			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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