Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200554269 - Employee Is Killed When Ejected from Bull Dozer

Accident Summary Nr: 200554269 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 05/12/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309079564	05/12/2006	1622	237310	Denton-James, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 7:20 a.m. on May 12, 2006, Employee # 1 was operating a D6N LGP Caterpillar dozer without his seatbelt fastened. He was to grade an embankment that had a four to one pitch. As he started down the embankment, the blade of the dozer dug into the embankment, five times at intervals that ranged between two and twelve feet apart. He was catapulted out of his seat and landed face down on the right track of the dozer. The dozer continued down the embankment and attempted to push himself off the track. His effort failed and he was fatally crushed in his pelvic area.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, PELVIS, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER, RUN OVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309079564			Fatality	Fracture	Machine operators, not specified	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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