Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170129878 - Employee killed when crushed under bulldozer ROPS

Accident Summary Nr: 170129878 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 10/23/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124771171	10/23/1995	1623	0	Tri State Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a D5C Caterpillar bulldozer to push rocks into an excavation when he lost control of the vehicle. It rolled down a 25 ft embankment and he was thrown out of the bulldozer. Employee #1's head was crushed by the roll-over protection system and he was killed. Employee #1 was not a trained bulldozer operator and he was not wearing a seat belt.

Keywords: EJECTED, EMBANKMENT, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, INEXPERIENCE, SEAT BELT, BULLDOZER, LOST CONTROL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124771171			Fatality	Other	Helpers, construction trades

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