Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170748164 - Employee killed in dozer overturn

Accident Summary Nr: 170748164 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 09/01/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116232190	09/02/1995	1794	0	Grady Fortner Dba Grady Fortner Excavating

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on September 1, 1995, Employee #1 was operating a John Deere 4506 dozer down a steep hillside. It appears that the employee tried to put the dozer in reverse when he came upon a small rock cliff approximately 6 ft tall, but the dozer spun around. According to a witness, the dozer rolled sideways before flipping head over heels twice and then landing back in its tracks. Employee #1 was thrown from the dozer and died of multiple trauma injuries. The dozer was equipped with rollover protection and seat belts, but Employee #1 did not use the seat belt while the dozer was in operation.

Keywords: ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STEEP GRADE, SEAT BELT, BULLDOZER, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116232190			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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