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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14412720

CLEARANCE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,BACKHOE,BACKHOE BUCKET,INATTENTION

Event
CLEARANCE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,BACKHOE,BACKHOE BUCKET,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14412720
Report ID
626600

Event description

Employee killed when struck by trackhoe bucket

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was burning rebar from concrete debris before the concrete was remov ed by a trackhoe. He was in the swing area of the trackhoe when he was struck by its bucket. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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