Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200624088 - Employee killed when struck by collapsing pile of soil

Accident Summary Nr: 200624088 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 08/18/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310306337	08/18/2006	1799	238910	B & T Landscaping Inc

Abstract: During the morning of August 18, 2006, Employee #1 was using a Caterpillar D4HXL Series III diesel bulldozer to grade a residential lot for construction of a single-family home. As he was working, an adjacent pile of topsoil apparently collapsed on top of him. Employee #1 suffered blunt force trauma injuries and was killed. He was working alone and there were no witnesses. At approximately 11:15 a.m., another work found Employee #1 on the right track of the bulldozer.

Keywords: WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, VIBRATIONS, UNSTABLE SURFACE, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310306337			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Other

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