Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14305171 - Truck driver killed when struck by bulldozer

Accident Summary Nr: 14305171 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 05/05/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103677035	05/05/1988	1611	0	Southeast Timber, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a dump truck driver, climbed on the hood of the truck to clean the front window. While he was climbing off, a Caterpillar D-8 struck the front of the truck with its ripper attachment and either knocked Employee #1 off the truck or struck him as he was lying on the ground. Employee #1 was found face down in front of the dump truck, with broken ribs, a severed spinal cord, and internal injuries. He had died instantly. There were no witnesses and the D-8 operator never realized that he had struck either the truck or Employee #1. Employee #1 was wearing head phones from a Walkman cassette recorder, and presumably did not hear the D-8 back out of the turnaround next to his dump truck.

Keywords: SPINE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103677035			Fatality	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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