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Violation Summary
Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 2
Current Violations 2 2
Initial Penalty $2,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,500
Current Penalty $2,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,000
FTA Amount $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# ID Type Standard Issuance Abate Curr$ Init$ Fta$ Contest LastEvent
  1. 01001A Serious 19260021 B02 08/21/2001 05/10/2001 $2,000 $2,500 $0 10/09/2001 L - State Settlement
  2. 01002B Serious 19260100 A 08/21/2001 05/10/2001 $0 $0 $0 10/09/2001 L - State Settlement

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 201631793 Event: 05/10/2001Employee Was Crushed When Backhoe Bucket Dropped
On May 10, 2001, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing fence posts on a residence that had just been built. The coworker who was operating a backhoe just finished pushing a 4-ft by 4-ft post into the ground with the bucket of the hoe. When he lifted the bucket from above the post and began to move it to the side, a hydraulic hose on the bucket's lifting cylinder failed, allowing the bucket to drop. Employee #1 was standing under the bucket and was crushed when the bucket dropped. He died of injures sustained in the accident.
Keywords: cylinder, construction, hose, crushed, fall, fence, backhoe, backhoe bucket, bucket elevator
Inspection Degree Nature Occupation
1 304109663 Fatality Puncture Occupation not reported

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