Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97151.015 - Employee is struck and killed by backhoe

Accident Summary Nr: 97151.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 07/13/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1247020.015	07/14/2017		237110	K.M.Davis Contracting Co, Inc

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on July 13, 2017, an employee was using a sign to control traffic, as one of the lanes was closed, with his back to the equipment. The backhoe was knocked into gear and the operator was unable to reach the brakes. The front bucket hit the employee. He was spun around and then run over by the right front wheel of the backhoe. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Backhoe, Flagger, Run Over, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Alteration or rehabilitation					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1247020.015	62	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause:

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