Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200510089 - Employee killed by backing bulldozer

Accident Summary Nr: 200510089 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 11/21/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301854980	11/21/1997	1611	0	Midwest Asphalt Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 on November 21, 1997, Employee #1 was checking the gravel grade that he and the bulldozer operator had been preparing all day for asphalt paving. As they were working, he was run over by the left-side tracks of the Caterpillar D5 bulldozer was it was backing up. Employee #1 sustained severe trauma to his head and the back of his neck, resulting in his death.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CRUSHED, NECK, BULLDOZER, RUN OVER, COMMUNICATION, BACKING UP

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	301854980			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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