Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200670628 - Employee killed when crushed by tracks of bulldozer

Accident Summary Nr: 200670628 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 04/02/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300491784	04/08/1997	1629	0	Azpeita Trucking Co.

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m., Employee #1 was loading a bulldozer onto a flatbed truck to transport it from the employer's yard to a construction site. A coworker was in the cab of the truck. The bulldozer was not accelerating, and Employee #1 said he was going to check it. He stood on the tracks and removed the right side engine panel. Employee #1 apparently touched the fuel solenoid while the engine was still running, resulting in a full and sudden acceleration. The unexpected movement caused Employee #1 to lose his balance, and he was pulled through the frame of the bulldozer and then under its tracks. He was killed.

Keywords: LOADING, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, UNMANNED, FLATBED TRUCK, LOST BALANCE, RUN OVER, MECH MALFUNCTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300491784			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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