Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200881480 - Employee is killed after falling from Bulldozer

Accident Summary Nr: 200881480 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 05/12/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310755350	05/13/2008	1794	238910	Morgan Williams Excavation

Abstract: On May 12, 2008, Employee #1 of Morgan Williams Excavation, was operating a John Deere Model number 750B Bulldozer and constructing an exit access roadway down the side of an excavated material pile. The operator was not wearing a seat belt and fell from the bulldozer. The operator was struck by the bulldozer. Employee # 1 died from the incident.

Keywords: SEAT BELT, FALL, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Other		Under $50,000	1	1	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310755350			Fatality	Other	Grader, dozer and scraper operators	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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