Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201270337 - Employee killed when bulldozer overturns off trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 201270337 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 04/16/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300958287	04/17/1997	1799	0	G R Harrison, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was loading a Caterpillar bulldozer, model 953, onto a lowboy trailer when the machine slid off the trailer bed and overturned. He was thrown off the Caterpillar, which then landed on top of him. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: EJECTED, LOADING, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, TRAILER, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300958287			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Fall from vehicle (vehicle/construction equipment)

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