Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201350345 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN RUN OVER BY BULLDOZER

Accident Summary Nr: 201350345 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 09/24/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301021119	10/01/1997	1629	0	R & R Excavating Inc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on September 24, 1997, Employee #1 was operating a John Deer Model 450-G Crawler-Dozer, building a berm. Employee #1 did not put the safety lever in the DOWN position to stop the bulldozer from moving when he dismounted from the machine. It is not known why he left the bulldozer. When he dismounted, he either did not put the gears into neutral or he accidentally put the gears into reverse, possibly by stumbling into the gear lever or possibly the gear was pulled into reverse by his clothing. When Employee #1 dismounted, he most likely fell onto the moving track, and then landed on the ground where the track ran over him. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency medical treatment were given to the employee, but he died from blunt impact to the torso with multiple fractures and bilateral pneumothorax.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, CRUSHED, BULLDOZER, RUN OVER

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301021119			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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