Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200622017 - Employee is killed when bulldozer overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 200622017 -- Report ID: 0454716 -- Event Date: 05/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305053902	05/23/2002	1794	0	Darren Whillock Construction

Abstract: On May 23, 2002, Employee #1, owner and operator, was loading an 850G Case bulldozer onto a trailer that was backed into an area off the road. The bulldozer overturned to the left and Employee #1 was ejected. He landed on the ground and was crushed by the roll over protection system and killed.

Keywords: EJECTED, LOADING, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, BULLDOZER, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305053902			Fatality	Other	Grader, dozer and scraper operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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