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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14278121

WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,BACKHOE,BACKHOE BUCKET

Event
WORK RULES,SLIP,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,BACKHOE,BACKHOE BUCKET
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14278121
Report ID
112000

Event description

Employee killed when struck by backhoe bucket

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 and a coworker were using a backhoe to put up a retaining wall. The backhoe was tilting a stone by using the teeth on the bucket when the teeth slip ped off the stone. Employee #1 was struck by the backhoe bucket and killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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