Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14545396 - Employee crushed to death by bulldozer

Accident Summary Nr: 14545396 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 04/19/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106225451	04/20/1990	1611	0	Elmo Greer & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was bulldozing a hill on a roadway. He was about 60 ft above the haul road of the new roadway, backing upgrade. The dozer, a D155A Komatsu bulldozer, Model D155-10, serial #27565, broke the incline and went backward down the hill about 60 ft. The employee was thrown out into the haul road. The dozer stayed upright, then came to rest on Employee #1. He was crushed from the waist down and died.

Keywords: EJECTED, CONSTRUCTION, STEEP GRADE, CRUSHED, BULLDOZER, FALLING OBJECT, BACKING UP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106225451			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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