Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200554616 - Employee Is Killed When Run over by Bulldozer

Accident Summary Nr: 200554616 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 10/23/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310246228	10/24/2006	1629	238910	Penn Properties

Abstract: At approximately 1:05 p.m. on October 23, 2006, Employee #1 was pushing a large pile of trees and limbs towards a burn-pile with a Komatsu, Model D61PX, bulldozer. A large branch began to thrust into the cab of the bulldozer. Employee #1 got out of the seat of the cab while the bulldozer was still in motion, stepped out to the platform adjacent to the cab and subsequently slipped onto the track of the bulldozer. Employee #1 was carried under the track of the bulldozer and was killed.

Keywords: CAUGHT BY, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER, RUN OVER, MOTOR VEHICLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310246228			Fatality	Other	Grader, dozer and scraper operators

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