Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170614812 - Employee injured when pinned by bulldozer

Accident Summary Nr: 170614812 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 01/30/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120174271	02/06/1996	1799	0	Contractor'S Sand & Gravel Supply, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a bulldozer operator on a Case 450 for a sand and gravel contractor in a small rural town, was removing snow from a private residence driveway and bridge. On Employee #1's fourth path to finish clearing the bridge, he backed across the bridge and it collapsed. Employee #1 released his seat belt and tried to jump clear, but he was pinned in the creek between the blade and the track. He sustained leg fractures and was hospitalized. The bridge was constructed of logs and was 25 years old or more. The logs were rotted out.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, LOG, PINNED, FALL, BRIDGE, BULLDOZER, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120174271			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Grader, dozer and scraper operators

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