Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170127112 - Employee drowns in river when causeway shears off

Accident Summary Nr: 170127112 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 02/18/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115058117	02/19/1994	1622	0	Peterson Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, operating a D-7 dozer with full cab, was constructing a causeway into a river; the causeway would be used to place riprap around bridge piers. The causeway measured about 160 ft long and 20 ft 6 in wide. It sheared off and Employee #1 and the dozer sank 25 ft to the bottom of the river. Employee #1 drowned.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, RIVER, BULLDOZER, DROWN, SHEARED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115058117			Fatality	Asphyxia	Grader, dozer and scraper operators

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