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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2015052714 · 5/8/2015 · RW Harris, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Knee(s)
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Source
Backhoes, trackhoes

Employer

Name
RW Harris, Inc.
Location
Ammo Point Rd. on Duke ROW, FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, 28307
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

The first employee was using a backhoe to dig a 12" to 18" trench for the drill slurry, so the slurry water could be pumped away while concrete was being poured. The second employee instructed the first to pull forward so he could dig the pit for the pump head. The first employee put the backhoe in drive, but it lurched forward because it was still throttled up. The first employee tried to pull the shifter down into neutral, but it went all the way down into reverse. It backed up quickly, striking the second employee in the knee.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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