Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300458825 - Tennessee American Contractors Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Nashville Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 300458825

Report ID: 0454712

Date Opened: 01/15/1999

Site Address:
Tennessee American Contractors Inc
Pine Forest Subdivision
Bellevue, TN 37127

Mailing Address:
P.O Box 648, Madison, TN 37116

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/15/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/15/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100620319

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200620508

Event: 01/15/1999

Employee killed when struck by backhoe bucket

Employee #1 was using a front end loader to install a sewer line and to backfill the area with gravel. He left the machine to urinate and knelt down behind a 15 ft pile of dirt that a trackhoe operator was using as fill. The operator did not see Employee #1, who was struck and killed by the trackhoe's bucket.

Keywords: OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE, BACKHOE BUCKET

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300458825			Fatality	Puncture	Construction laborers

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