Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200620292 - Employee killed when head crushed by ROPS of bulldozer

Accident Summary Nr: 200620292 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 12/10/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300458734	12/10/1998	1542	0	Mid-Tenn Construction & Electrical

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on December 10, 1998, Employee #1 was preparing to load a Caterpillar bulldozer onto a lowboy trailer. He backed the bulldozer onto the trailer, then saw that it was hanging about 6 in. over the trailer's left side. He attempted to straighten the bulldozer up by locking the left track and moving the right track. The caused the bulldozer to flip off the back of the trailer, crushing Employee #1's head under the ROPS safety bar. He was killed.

Keywords: LOADING, HEAD, WORK RULES, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, BULLDOZER, BACKING UP, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300458734			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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