OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14490437

COLLAPSE,ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,BACKHOE,WORK SURFACE,UNSTABLE POSITION

1987-03-26T00:00:00

Event: COLLAPSE,ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,BACKHOE,WORK SURFACE,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14490437
Report ID: 215800

Event description

Employee crushed and killed when backhoe rolls over

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating an American hydraulic backhoe, model 35, serial #35-36 2W, on a ramp made from demolished building materials piled on top of a first-st ory floor. Apparently, the floor collapsed, allowing ramp material to sift down into the basement. This undermined the track of the backhoe, causing it to roll over into a depression. Employee #1, who was in the cab of the machine, was crus hed and killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 55 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
5

Event type
14

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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