Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201924198 - Employee killed when caught in tracks of bulldozer

Accident Summary Nr: 201924198 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 08/09/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310264213	08/09/2007	1541	236210	Standard Constructors Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on August 8, 2007, Employee #1, an experienced operator of a Caterpillar D6N Dozer, was trying to make contact with a dump truck driver when he became caught in the tracks of the bulldozer and was killed. This occurred in an area where Employee #1 was not directed to spread out dirt. The gear selection was apparently in reverse at the time of the accident, according to photographs taken afterward. Employee #1 had been trained on-site by the site superintendent, who conducted a demonstration test issued a card certification on or about June 7, 2007. was trying to make contact with a dump truck driver when his vehicle became caught in its own tracks as he was backing up. He lost control of the dozer and it overturned. Employee #1 was killed. The accident occurred in an area where Employee #1 was not directed to spread out dirt. Employee #1 had been trained on-site by the site superintendent, who conducted a demonstration tes, and then issued a card certification on or about June 7, 2007.

Keywords: VEHICLE IN GEAR, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, CRUSHED, UNMANNED, BULLDOZER, BACKING UP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310264213			Fatality	Other	Grader, dozer and scraper operators	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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