Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300208071 - Masco, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Boise Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300208071

Report ID: 1032500

Date Opened: 03/16/1998

Site Address:
Masco, Inc.
Goldenrod And Columbine St.
Boise, ID 83704

Mailing Address:
4850 Henry Street, Boise, ID 83709

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/16/1998

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 04/29/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100230275

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200230340

Event: 03/16/1998

Employee killed when caught by trackhoe bucket

Employee #1, a pipe layer, was entering a trench box in an approximately 17 ft deep excavation as the operator of an excavator trackhoe was attempting to remove about 2 ft of soil from inside the box. Employee #1's head became caught between the trackhoe bucket and the trench box spool. He was killed. Apparently, the trackhoe operator's attention had been diverted by a traffic problem, and when he returned to digging he was unaware that Employee #1 had entered the trench.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, HEAD, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, TRENCH, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, COMMUNICATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300208071			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers

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