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Excavator (trackhoe) Accidents
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August 5, 2004: Spring Creek Township, Pennsylvania — Accident at Arroyo Bridge construction site

July 22, 2004: Ohio — Man killed when excavator overturns

June 19, 2004: Seatac, Washington — Sea-Tac airport worker identified

March 1, 2004: Washington — Excavator operator hurt in fall down ravine

December 2, 2003: Richmond Hill, Canada — Man buried alive in front yard

November 27, 2003: Naples, Florida — Construction Worker Electrocuted

October 22, 2003: Hernando, Tennessee — Man killed when overpass collapses, 6 beams crush his car

October 16, 2003: Galveston, Texas — Construction worker injured in explosion on Galveston Causeway

He was operating a trackhoe when the equipment hit an acetylene tank.

October 14, 2003: Columbiana, Ohio — Construction worker hurt in Columbiana

A bucket from a track backhoe fell to the ground and then rolled on a man, whose name isn't being released. The bucket apparently came loose where the quick-connect pins attach it to the arm, according to a worker who witnessed the accident.

October 16, 2003 Update: Construction worker dies of injuries

October 14, 2003: Callicoon, New York — Excavator falls into hole Operator pinned in cab, must be cut out

September 10, 2003: Excavator Topples From Site to Block Road

December 17, 2002: Spanish Fork, Utah — Accidents claim 2 men from Provo and Price
A trackhoe tips over, train derails and a semi rolls

October 8, 2002: Boston, Massachusetts — Excavator Crash on Hancock Crushes Car

The machine shown in the photo is NOT a “crane”. It is an excavator and is ofttimes called a backhoe.

June 25, 2002: Jacksonville, Florida — Operator hurt when 4-ton tree falls

Rescue operation photos

March 29, 2002: Redding, California — Split pole slices into pair's van

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Equipment Type
Compactor
Crane Accidents
Dozer
Drill Rig
Delivery Truck
Dump Truck
Excavator
Forklift
Gradall
Grader
Loader
Personnel Lift
R.T. Backhoe
Scraper
Skid Steer
Tractor
Wood Chipper