Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202356739 - Employee Injured When Struck by Backhoe Bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 202356739 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 04/25/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308737618	04/25/2005	1542	236220	Morgan-Keller, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were lowering a 6 ft, 5 in.-square rebar mat into an excavation. As the employees were kneeling down to lower the rebar mat, an operator began moving a nearby backhoe. The operator swung the backhoe bucket and struck Employee #1 on the back of his shoulder and head, and knocked him into the excavation. Employee #1 was transported by air to Prince George Hospital Center where he was hospitalized for treatment of head, neck, and back injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE, BACKHOE BUCKET

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308737618			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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