Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201636842 - Employee killed between backhoe boom and outrigger

Accident Summary Nr: 201636842 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 07/01/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311168074	07/02/2007	1611	237310	Oregon Mainline Paving Llc

Abstract: On July 1, 2007, Employee #1, a backhoe operator, was placing a tool on the floor of the operator's compartment. The tool struck the boom's swing mechanism, causing the boom to come down. Employee #1 became caught between it and one of the backhoe's outriggers. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: BACKHOE BOOM, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, BACKHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311168074			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Traffic protection Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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