Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201857125 - Bulldozer Operator Is Killed When Struck by Tree Limb

Accident Summary Nr: 201857125 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 05/31/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308393834	05/31/2005	1611	237310	Jim Smith Contracting Company, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 p.m. on May 31, 2005, Employee #1 was operating a bulldozer to clear land of trees and brush. He was killed when a hanging tree limb came through the opening of the cab and struck his body on the lower left side below the lung. Employee #1 was working alone and was found dead on the tracks of the bulldozer.

Keywords: TREE LIMB, MACHINE OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, DRIVER, TREE, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER, KIDNEY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	1	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308393834			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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