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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #779900

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

Event
HEAD,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,BACKHOE,BACKHOE BUCKET,INATTENTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
779900
Report ID
953220

Event description

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY BACKHOE BUCKET

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING NEAR A TRENCH IN THE BACKHOE OPERATOR'S BLIND SPOT. THE BACKHOE BUCKET STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD, KILLING HIM INSTANTLY AND THROWING HIM I NTO THE TRENCH. THE TRENCH WAS APPROXIMATELY 9 FEET DEEP, 24 FEET WIDE AND 140 F EET LONG.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 65 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    599
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

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