Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201083987 - Employee Struck and Killed by Backhoe

Accident Summary Nr: 201083987 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 03/01/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125690917	03/01/2003	1623	237120	Arb, Inc

Abstract: On March 1, 2003, Employee #1, a pipe fitter, was working in an excavation below a backhoe that was being used to lift a piece of pipe for the pipe fitters. When the operation was complete the backhoe operator raised his outriggers but had left the backhoe in reverse so when the tires hit the ground, the backhoe fell into the excavation striking and killing Employee #1.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, OUTRIGGER, CONSTRUCTION, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, BACKHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125690917			Fatality	Other	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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