Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170382519 - Employee's leg broken when struck by bulldozer

Accident Summary Nr: 170382519 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 04/12/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125994152	08/15/1996	1622	0	Malcolm Drilling

Abstract: Employee #1, of Malcolm Drilling, was installing tie-backs in an excavation wall. He finished work at one location and began walking upgrade to start a new tie-back cable. He spotted a D-10 bulldozer about 100 to 150 ft downgrade, but did not make eye contact with the driver because he believed it was far enough away that this was not necessary. Approximately 15 seconds later, the bulldozer struck Employee #1, fracturing his lower left leg.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, INSTALLING, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER, COMMUNICATION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		150

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125994152			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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