Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200452241 - Employee Is Killed When Caught Between Boom And Outrigger
Accident: 200452241 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 06/01/2007 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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310510672 | 06/01/2007 | 1611 | Gulf Equipment Corporation | ||||
On June 1, 2007, Employee #1 wedged a 12-piece PVC pipe between the seat of the backhoe and the structure of the cab. The pipe inadvertently activated the lever that controls the rotation of the boom. The boom rotated toward Employee #1 and he was caught between the boom and the outrigger. He was suffocated and died. | |||||||
Keywords:
chest, asphyxiated, outrigger, boom, suffocated, control lever, equipment operator, caught between, crushed
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Highway, road, street | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | X | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 310510672 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Surveying FatCause: Caught in stationary equipment |