A backhoe operator had a right to be on train tracks periodically on the weekend an Amtrak train slammed into it, killing the operator and a supervisor, federal crash investigators said Monday. The ...

The man who operated a backhoe at the site of Wednesday's deadly building collapse in downtown Philadelphia had an extensive criminal history prior to his most recent arrest. Since 1994, Sean Benschop ...

MANILA, Philippines—The alleged backhoe operator in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre has been dropped as a prosecution witness and will instead be charged as one of 195 accused. State prosecutors have ...

ST. PETER, Minn. (WCCO) -- Authorities said an operator of a backhoe that fell into a creek while clearing ice jams between St. Peter and Mankato is presumed dead. Michael Struck, 39, was a nine-year ...

A backhoe operator in Tennessee was rescued after the pit he was working in collapsed on top of him. The man, 53, was loading chert rock, a hard and compact sedimentary rock chiefly made up of quartz, ...

A backhoe operator in middle Tennessee was saved on Tuesday after a pit of rocks and dirt he was digging collapsed and buried him alive for almost half a day, officials said. Firefighters responded ...

A backhoe operator working at a hangar at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday was trapped for a time inside his rig after striking an underground power line, a city fire official said. When ...

A backhoe operator was injured when he was hit by a big rock during a rockslide at a quarry site in Barangay Masiag, Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat. The operator was taken to the hospital immediately and ...

A backhoe operator was reminded Wednesday by Barrie police that stop signs apply to all vehicles. According to the Barrie force, a backhoe operator was charged Sept. 17 after failing to sufficiently ...

I am a huge advocate for accountability. If we can encourage our equipment operators to feel that accountability, they will usually operate the equipment more productively (like get more done with ...

ALBANY — An allegedly drunken backhoe operator was arrested after he took the heavy construction equipment for a spin on a city street, according to Albany police. Jesus O'Farril, 44, of Troy was ...