OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14548994

FRACTURE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,STRUCK BY,BACKHOE,BACKHOE BUCKET,INATTENTION,LEG

1987-02-04T10:40:00

Event: FRACTURE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,STRUCK BY,BACKHOE,BACKHOE BUCKET,INATTENTION,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14548994
Report ID: 951510

Event description

CONSTRUCTION WORKER STRUCK BY BACKHOE BUCKET; LEG BROKEN

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:40 AM ON FEBRUARY 4, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1, A LABORER FOREMAN, W AS BAILING WATER FROM A TRENCH INTO A BACKHOE BUCKET. HIS LEFT LEG WAS STRUCK AN D PINNED AGAINST THE TRENCH WALL WHEN THE BACKHOE OPERATOR MOVED THE BACKHOE BUC KET. AFTER BEING OPERATED ON FOR A BROKEN LEG, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOSITALIZED AT TH E KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 38 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
18

Event type
1

Source
26

Occupation code
599

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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