Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202363891 - Caterpillar TH103 Rolls Over And Kills Employee

Accident Summary Nr: 202363891 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 05/14/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307626010	05/14/2004	1623	237110	Northwest Cascade Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was driving a Caterpillar TH103 and was moving pallets of concrete to another place at the worksite. Employee #1 was going down a road with a 7-percent grade and rolled the machine. In the process of the rollover, Employee #1 was ejected from the ROPS structure of the machine onto the ground and into the path of the machine which rolled over him causing fatal injuries to his head and upper body.

Keywords: EJECTED, HEAD, ROLL-OVER, ROPS, TORSO, CRUSHED, SLOPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307626010			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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