Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200880201 - Employee killed when struck by backing bulldozer

Accident Summary Nr: 200880201 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 03/30/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300629771	03/30/1998	1623	0	J.F. & J.P. Wenzel Contracting

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a walk-behind powered roller when he was struck from the side by a bulldozer that was back-blading. He was killed.

Keywords: ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300629771			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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