Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200626018 - Employee Is Killed after Ejected from Flipping Bulldozer

Accident Summary Nr: 200626018 -- Report ID: 0454714 -- Event Date: 12/10/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315251025	12/10/2010	1622	237310	Highways Inc

Abstract: On December 10, 2010, Employee #1, a grader and bulldozer operator, operated a bulldozer on a construction worksite and performed excavation work. Employee #1 operated the bulldozer on the side of a 45 degree slope. The bulldozer flipped over backwards three times. Employee #1 was ejected from the bulldozer during the second flip and landed on the slope. The bulldozer landed on its tracks at the base of the slope. The engine of the bulldozer was still running. The bulldozer continued backwards for 300 ft before coming to a stop in the middle of a pond. Employee #1 suffered a concussion and died from his injuries.

Keywords: EJECTED, EXCAVATION, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, STEEP GRADE, SEAT BELT, BULLDOZER, CONCUSSION, SLOPE

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	315251025			Fatality	Concussion	Grader, dozer and scraper operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Other

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