OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14198501

EJECTED,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,BACKHOE

1988-09-21T00:00:00

Event: EJECTED,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,BACKHOE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14198501
Report ID: 352410

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED BY BACKHOE

Investigation abstract

The employee was operating a Case Backhoe (Model number 580B) to move fill mater ial. Once completed, the employee used the backhoe to level the 210-ft-long by 2 6-ft-wide by 2.5-ft-high burn created from the moved material. Once on top of th e burn, the loose material shifted causing the backhoe to tilt. The employee was thrown from the backhoe. The backhoe fell onto the employee, crushing and killi ng him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 18 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
599

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
4

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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