OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14352546
DUNRITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
AXIS,, AL—
Event description
Employee killed between backhoe boom and outrigger
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was removing a chain from the boom of a backhoe. The chain had been used to hold up the boom to prevent it from letting down during transit. Employe e #1 was disconnecting the right-side chain. The boom had apparently let down, c ausing the chain to tighten. When the swing control was operated to make the boo m move to the right, Employee #1 became caught between the boom and the outrigge r. He was crushed and killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 558
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 1
- Task assigned
- 1
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