Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 597344 - Employee killed when struck in head by backhoe

Accident Summary Nr: 597344 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 02/28/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110070562	03/01/1991	1622	0	Sunbelt Structures, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing against the steel shoring of a coffer dam. A Hitachi backhoe was being used to remove mud and water from the dam so footings could be set. When Employee #1 leaned over to look at the shore opening inside the dam, the rear end of the backhoe's rotating superstructure struck him. Employee #1's head was crushed against the shoring and he was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, COFFER DAM, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, BACKHOE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110070562			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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