Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301021119 - R & R Excavating Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Jacksonville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301021119

Report ID: 0419700

Date Opened: 10/01/1997

Site Address:
R & R Excavating Inc
Sr 200 Hidden Lake Development
Ocala, FL 34476

Mailing Address:
14590 Se 100 Ave, Summerfield, FL 34491

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/01/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/02/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361090525

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201350345

Event: 09/24/1997

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN RUN OVER BY BULLDOZER

At 8:00 a.m. on September 24, 1997, Employee #1 was operating a John Deer Model 450-G Crawler-Dozer, building a berm. Employee #1 did not put the safety lever in the DOWN position to stop the bulldozer from moving when he dismounted from the machine. It is not known why he left the bulldozer. When he dismounted, he either did not put the gears into neutral or he accidentally put the gears into reverse, possibly by stumbling into the gear lever or possibly the gear was pulled into reverse by his clothing. When Employee #1 dismounted, he most likely fell onto the moving track, and then landed on the ground where the track ran over him. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency medical treatment were given to the employee, but he died from blunt impact to the torso with multiple fractures and bilateral pneumothorax.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, CRUSHED, BULLDOZER, RUN OVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301021119			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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