Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200812592 - Employee Is Killed in Bulldozer Fire

Accident Summary Nr: 200812592 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 03/31/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311566236	04/02/2008	1629	237120	Four Winds Construction

Abstract: Employee #1, of a construction company, was operating a bulldozer. A coworker was pulling a new water line behind his pick-up through knee high, very dry grass, when the grass ignited. The driver of the truck escaped. Employee #1 attempted to create a fire break, with his bulldozer, between the fire and the well site. The fire moved very rapidly due to dry, windy conditions and engulfed the bulldozer. Employee #1 was burned to death in the cab.

Keywords: BURN, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, BULLDOZER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		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	311566236			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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