Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201858776 - Employee Is Killed When Run over by Bulldozer

Accident Summary Nr: 201858776 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 10/31/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309439420	11/08/2005	2411	113310	Larry Mills

Abstract: On October 31, 2005, Employee #1, a bulldozer operator, was removing trees from a wooded area. He placed the rear of the bulldozer against a tree stump and left its engine running. The wooded area was located on a hill. He then exited the bulldozer and began wenching logs up the hill as he stood at the rear of the machine. The bulldozer's back end shifted and began to roll down the hill, running-over and killing Employee #1. The accident investigation speculated that Employee #1 either forgot to set the bulldozer's brake or that he thought the tree stump would hold the bulldozer in place.

Keywords: BRAKE, TREE STUMPING, LOG, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CRUSHED, BULLDOZER, RUN OVER, SLOPE, WORK SURFACE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309439420			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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