Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202288916 - Employee Is Killed When Caught Between Loader and Backhoe

Accident Summary Nr: 202288916 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 07/29/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312509185	07/30/2008	1623	237110	Mountain Ridge Underground, Llc

Abstract: On July 29, 2008, Employee #1 was shoveling debris into a loader bucket. The loader was positioned front to front with a backhoe. He was caught between the buckets of the two machines when the backhoe moved forward. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: LOADER BUCKET, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LOADER, BACKHOE, BACKHOE BUCKET

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312509185			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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