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Inspection: 14593123 - Smithville Canal Company
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Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Phoenix Sfty | ||||
| Nr: 14593123 | Report ID: 0950411 | Open Date: 09/05/1984 | ||
| Smithville Canal Company | ||||
| 1/4 Mile North Of Pima City Limits On North Main R Pima, AZ 85543 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 4971/Irrigation Systems | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 09/07/1984 | |
| Close Case: | 09/07/1984 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360579403 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 14565469 | Event: 08/31/1984 | Struck By Boom Of Backhoe As It Was Overturning | ||||
| EMPLOYEE #1 AND THREE OTHER MEN WERE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A 755 FORD BACKHOE THAT WAS STUCK IN A CANAL. THEY WERE USING AN 806 INTERNATIONAL TRACTOR. THEY HOOKED A CHAIN TO THE BACKHOE AND PULLED THE REAR WHEELS OUT OF THE CANAL ONTO SOLID GROUND. THE CHAIN WAS UNHOOKED AND THE TRACTOR WAS REPOSITIONED SO THAT A STRAIGHTER PULL COULD BE MADE. EMPLOYEE #1 REHOOKED THE CHAIN AND PLACED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE TRACTOR AND THE BACKHOE ON THE CANAL SIDE. ON EMPLOYEE #1'S INSTRUCTIONS, THE TRACTOR STARTED PULLING THE BACKHOE. THE BOOM OF THE BACKHOE STARTED SWINGING TOWARDS THE CANAL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK IN THE CHEST BY THE BOOM. THE OVERBALANCED WEIGHT OF THE BOOM CAUSED THE BACKHOE TO OVERTURN AND LAND UPSIDE DOWN IN THE CANAL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS NOT PINNED BY THE BACKHOE, BUT DIED APPROXIMATELY THREE AND ONE HALF HOURS LATER FROM CRUSHING INJURIES TO HIS CHEST. | ||||||
| Keywords: backhoe boom, chest, boom, struck by, backhoe, overturn | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 14593123 | Fatality | Other | Supervisors, farm workers | ||