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 ...

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 series of photographs originally circulated online in January 2009 supposedly show the aftermath of a backhoe operator who started digging without following proper safety procedures and struck a ...

JACKSONVILLE — Luke Avery finally brought home the gold to Jacksonville’s Wastewater Department by placing first in an “equipment rodeo” in Hot Springs on April 30. Avery, who has been a backhoe ...

A backhoe operator was killed when the machine was knocked off the road, according to news reports. A tractor rear-ended the machine as they were traveling on U.S. 70 in White County, Tennessee, ...

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 ...

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 ...