OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14565469
SMITHVILLE CANAL COMPANY
PIMA, AZ—
Event description
STRUCK BY BOOM OF BACKHOE AS IT WAS OVERTURNING
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 AND THREE OTHER MEN WERE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A 755 FORD BACKHOE THA N THE CANAL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS NOT PINNED BY THE BACKHOE, BUT DIED APPROXIMATELY T HREE AND ONE HALF HOURS LATER FROM CRUSHING INJURIES TO HIS CHEST. T WAS STUCK IN A CANAL. THEY WERE USING AN 806 INTERNATIONAL TRACTOR. THEY HOOKE D A CHAIN TO THE BACKHOE AND PULLED THE REAR WHEELS OUT OF THE CANAL ONTO SOLID GROUND. THE CHAIN WAS UNHOOKED AND THE TRACTOR WAS REPOSITIONED SO THAT A STRAIG HTER PULL COULD BE MADE. EMPLOYEE #1 REHOOKED THE CHAIN AND PLACED HIMSELF BETWE EN THE TRACTOR AND THE BACKHOE ON THE CANAL SIDE. ON EMPLOYEE #1'S INSTRUCTIONS, THE TRACTOR STARTED PULLING THE BACKHOE. THE BOOM OF THE BACKHOE STARTED SWINGI NG TOWARDS THE CANAL. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK IN THE CHEST BY THE BOOM. THE OVERB ALANCED WEIGHT OF THE BOOM CAUSED THE BACKHOE TO OVERTURN AND LAND UPSIDE DOWN I
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 477
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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