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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When it comes to using a backhoe-loader, the most skilled operators are usually the ones with the most seniority. After all, optimum proficiency is something that typically evolves over time. Yet, ...

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, ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...