Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201370699 - EMPLOYEE RUN OVER TRYING TO BOARD RUNAWAY DOZER

Accident Summary Nr: 201370699 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 08/26/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305248270	08/27/2002	1623	0	Sheehan Pipe Line Construction Co

Abstract: A dozer operator tried to climb onto a side-boom dozer that was rolling downhill out of control. He was struck by the runaway dozer and died of injuries sustained in the accident.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, UNMANNED, BULLDOZER, RUN OVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305248270			Fatality	Other	Grader, dozer and scraper operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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