Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201955887 - Bulldozer Operator Is Run over and Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201955887 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 09/19/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313769226	09/21/2009	1794	238910	Kelchner, Inc.

Abstract: On September 19, 2009, Employee #1 was operating a Caterpillar D6 T dozer on a new construction site. His company was contracted to move 300,000 yards of dirt to fill and compact the 40 acre site. A foreman noticed the dozer backing and observed a reflective vest roll off the dozer's tracks. He then witnessed Employee #1 emerge from under the grader blade. He was killed.

Keywords: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, BULLDOZER, RUN OVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313769226			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by construction equipment during

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