Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201281979 - Employee Is Killed When Run over by Bulldozer

Accident Summary Nr: 201281979 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 03/13/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307837807	03/14/2005	1794	238910	Ellis Astin Grading Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:15 p.m. on March 13, 2005, Employee #1 was driving a bulldozer when he received a signal from his foreman that it was time to quit for the day. He turned the bulldozer around and began to go up the hill backwards to avoid getting dust in his face. The foreman heard the bulldozer rev-up and looked back to see the bulldozer going over the embankment. Employee #1 was run over and killed by the bulldozer.

Keywords: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307837807			Fatality	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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