Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170694186 - Employee drowns when bulldozer rolls into reservoir

Accident Summary Nr: 170694186 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/17/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120091723	09/21/1993	0762	0	J.G. Boswell

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a Caterpillar D7H bulldozer to grade the side of a retaining wall of an almost empty water reservoir. He was grading the wall from bottom to top by pushing the dirt to the top of the wall. He was working near the deepest part of the reservoir when the bulldozer rolled backward into the reservoir. Employee #1 drowned. The bulldozer did not turn over. The coroner's report stated that the death was accidental. Employee #1 did have heart and diabetic problems.

Keywords: UNEVEN GROUND, AGRICULTURE, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, BULLDOZER, DROWN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120091723			Fatality	Asphyxia	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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