Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200922888 - Employee Is Killed by Backing Bulldozer

Accident Summary Nr: 200922888 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 02/27/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316391218	02/28/2012	1794	238910	Steve Shortt Excavating

Abstract: On February 27, 2012, Employee # 1had been contracted to do excavation and site prep for a new housing development. At the time of the incident Employee # 1 was assumed to be crouched down checking the grade. The bulldozer operator backed over Employee # 1 without realizing it. No witness to the accident only Employee #1 and the bulldozer operator were on site.

Keywords: STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316391218			Fatality	Other	Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over of non-operator by operating cons

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