Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115059263 - Weigert Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 115059263

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 08/08/1994

Site Address:
Weigert Construction Company
M.I.U.-Highway 1 North
Fairfield, IA 52556

Mailing Address:
R.R. 1, Stockport, IA 52651

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1771

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/08/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 08/08/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360203673

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170568604

Event: 08/05/1994

Employee crushed between backhoe boom and outrigger, dies

At approximately 11:25 a.m. on August 5, 1994, Employee #1 was working on a Case backhoe and was positioned between the boom and the raised outrigger pod. The engine was running; the boom may have been secured by a chain to one of the swing foot pedals. Apparently the hook on the chain broke, allowing the boom to swing into Employee #1 who was caught between the boom and the outrigger and then fell to the ground. He was given CPR by medical personnel, transferred to a local hospital, and then transferred to University Hospital in Iowa City where he died from his injuries.

Keywords: BACKHOE BOOM, OUTRIGGER, CPR, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, BACKHOE, BROKEN CHAIN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115059263			Fatality	Asphyxia	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

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