Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200374742 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed Between Moving Equipment

Accident Summary Nr: 200374742 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 04/01/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312825862	04/01/2009	1611	237310	Cooper River Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: On April 1, 2009, Employee #1 was operating a bulldozer with a trailer attached. During operation, he dismounted the bulldozer to unhook the chain connecting the trailer to the bulldozer. As Employee #1 was bent over between the rear of the trailer and the rear of the dozer, the bulldozer rolled in reverse, striking and crushing him. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, BRAKE, PINNED, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, BULLDOZER, MOTOR VEHICLE, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312825862			Fatality	Other	Grader, dozer and scraper operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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