OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14415210
CENTRAL MISSOURI PLUMBING COMPANY
JEFFERSON CITY, MO—
Event description
FALL FROM BUCKET OF A BACKHOE
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING INSIDE A 8' PRECAST CONCRETE PIPE INSTALLING 10" STEE L WATER AND STEAM PIPES. AT QUITTING TIME THEY MOVED OUT OF THE CONCRETE PIPE IN TO A 14 - 16 FEET DEEP TRENCH. THEY GOT INTO THE BUCKET OF A BACKHOE SO THEY COU LD BE HOISTED OUT OF THE TRENCH TO STREET LEVEL. AS THE BACKHOE BUCKET REACHED T HE STREET LEVEL, THE OPERATOR STARTED TO SWING THE BUCKET OVER THE STREET SURFAC E. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL OUT OF THE BUCKET BACK INTO THE TRENCH. HIS HEAD STRUCK THE CONCRETE PIPE, KILLING HIM.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 68 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
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