Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201773421 - Employee Is Killed When Backhoe Tips to Side

Accident Summary Nr: 201773421 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 07/24/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313074478	07/28/2009	1771	238110	Charles Mccarten & Son, Inc.

Abstract: On July 24, 2009, Employee #1 was standing next to a building as a backhoe drove past and proceeded to drive over a curb. The backhoe began to tip to one side, causing the bucket to jerk. Employee #1 was caught between the building and the backhoe bucket. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, BACKHOE, BACKHOE BUCKET, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313074478			Fatality	Other	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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