Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14593123 - Smithville Canal Company

Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Division Of Occupational Safety And Health (Adosh)

Inspection Nr: 14593123

Report ID: 0950411

Date Opened: 09/05/1984

Site Address:
Smithville Canal Company
1/4 Mile North Of Pima City Limits On North Main R
Pima, AZ 85543

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4971

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/07/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/07/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360579403

Investigation Summary

Investigation 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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14593123			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, farm workers

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