Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201272564 - Employee Dies of Natural Causes

Accident Summary Nr: 201272564 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 12/10/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310556030	12/11/2006	1623	237120	Bradford Brothers Inc.

Abstract: On December 10, 2009, Employee #1, a bulldozer operator, was riding over top of the spoils pile that he was removing to back fill an excavation. Employee #1 was found lying on the ground, unresponsive, with the bull dozer traveling unmanned in reverse direction through the woods. It is believed that Employee #1 may have suffered a medical event that resulted in him being ejected from the bulldozer. The employer has a safety and health program that includes seat belt usage and enforcement of the rule. Employee #1 was observed wearing his seatbelt on other occasions.

Keywords: EJECTED, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, SEAT BELT, BULLDOZER

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310556030			Fatality	Other	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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