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Accident: 201401551 - Employee Ran Over And Killed By Backhoe

Accident: 201401551 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 01/19/1998
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
12721894901/21/19981623Et Mackenzie Co
Employee #1 was killed while removing and adjusting a manhole cover. While removing and adjusting a manhole cover the backhoe lurched backward and ran over Employee #1.
Keywords: excavation, construction, driver, manhole, backhoe
End Use Proj Type Proj Cost Stories NonBldgHt Fatality
Highway, road, street New project or new addition $250,000 to $500,000 X
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation Construction
1 127218949 Fatality Other Construction laborers FallDist:
FallHt:
Cause: Backfilling and compacting
FatCause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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