Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202508628 - Employee Is Killed in Bulldozer Rollover

Accident Summary Nr: 202508628 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 08/29/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314328493	08/29/2011	1629	237130	Blattner Energy, Inc.,

Abstract: On August 29, 2011, Employee #1 was working as a bulldozer operator on a highway construction project. Employee #1 was operating a D9T Caterpillar Bulldozer and was cutting a roadway winding around a 200 foot tall hillside. Employee #1 was not wearing a seatbelt. The bulldozer rolled over, and Employee #1 was ejected from the cab. The bulldozer rolled over Employee #1, crushing and killing him.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, ROLL-OVER, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, BULLDOZER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314328493			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site grading and rock removal Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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