Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201083573 - Employee injured while operating bulldozer

Accident Summary Nr: 201083573 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 06/12/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300803939	06/12/2002	1629	0	Hogans Land Clearing

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on June 12, 2002, Employee #1 was operating a Komatsu Bulldozer (Model Number D-355, Serial Number 2983) with an attached 6-foot long shank to clear a field. As Employee #1 used the attached shank to break-up a tree root structure, he struck and passed through a pressurized natural gas line. The pressure released from the pipeline threw Employee #1 from the bulldozer. Employee #1 was hospitalized at the University Medical Center and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: STUCK, PRESSURE PIPING, PIPELINE, GAS LEAK, BULLDOZER

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300803939			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Other

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