Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14292494 - Employee injured when bulldozer rolls down steep hill

Accident Summary Nr: 14292494 -- Report ID: 0355110 -- Event Date: 05/17/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125432906	05/17/1996	1623	0	M.G. Dyess, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was performing grading work using a Caterpillar bulldozer. When he backed the machine over a road that was cut into a steep hill covered with moist soil, the bulldozer lost traction and rolled approximately 200 ft down the hill. It struck a protruding rock and flipped six to seven times before coming to rest in a creekbed. Employee #1 was thrown from the bulldozer and sustained broken bones and lacerations. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: EJECTED, FRACTURE, ROLL-OVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, BULLDOZER, LOST CONTROL, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125432906			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Grader, dozer and scraper operators

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