Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200713311 - Employee killed when liver crushed by falling dozer blade

Accident Summary Nr: 200713311 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 08/20/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310441902	09/04/2007	1623	237110	Driver Pipeline Co., Inc.

Abstract: On August 20, 2007, Employee #1 was working alone as he tried to attach the blade to a bulldozer tractor. He apparently used the bucket of a trackhoe to pick up the blade and he was attempting to pull the blade arms out straight when the blade slid off the trackhoe bucket and fell on him. The blade crushed Employee #1's midsection, severely injuring his liver. He was transported to the hospital, where he died a week later of injuries sustained in the accident.

Keywords: UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, LIVER, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER, DOZER BLADE, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310441902			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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