Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202079281 - Employee killed by roll bar when dumper overturns

Accident Summary Nr: 202079281 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 01/08/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311814164	01/08/2008	1629	237990	Cbc Custom Shoreline, Inc.

Abstract: On January 8, 2008, Employee #1 was driving a Terex articulating dumper down a golf cart path when he lost control of the vehicle and was thrown or jumped from the cab. The dumper overturned and he became caught under its roll bar. Employee #1 was crushed and killed. The dumper was not equipped with a seat belt.

Keywords: EJECTED, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, DUMPER, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311814164			Fatality	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Seawall construction, riprap placement Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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