A 55-year-old Seattle man died Tuesday night after he was run over by a runaway backhoe at about 5:30 p.m. in the 11900 block of 171st Place Southeast, east of Renton, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office.

The death of Kevin M. Holmberg was ruled an accident by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Holmberg was clearing property when the backhoe was damaged and a tie rod was broken, according to sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. John Urquhart. He was able to get the equipment out onto 171st Place Southeast, but the tie rod ended up stuck in the ground like a kickstand.

Holmberg kicked the tie rod loose and the backhoe started rolling down hill. He ran alongside trying to reach for the controls but slipped and was run over.

Holmberg was taken to Harborview Medical Center, where he died about 7 p.m.