Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201520475 - Employee Killed When Bulldozer Rolls Over

Accident Summary Nr: 201520475 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 01/27/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123285116	01/27/1999	1521	0	J.J. Russo & Son Construction Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was off-loading a bulldozer from a trailer at a construction site. Employee #1 backed the trailer up to the driveway with the left-side tires up on the curb and the right-side tires on the street. The ramps at the end of the trailer were down, and the machine was running. The bulldozer slid off the right side of the trailer landing on its left side. Employee #1 either fell off or was thrown out of the driver's seat and landed under the front area of the ROPS protection. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: ROLL-OVER, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, OFF LOADING, BULLDOZER, TRAILER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123285116			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	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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