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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14211452

ABDOMEN,ROAD GRADER,CRUSHED,PELVIS,BULLDOZER,LEG

Event
ABDOMEN,ROAD GRADER,CRUSHED,PELVIS,BULLDOZER,LEG
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14211452
Report ID
352440

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BY TRACTOR BULLDOZER

Investigation abstract

Employees were grading and leveling a roadway approximately 50 ft wide. Employee #1 was bending down on his knees while grading the roadway, and was killed by a Carterpillar bulldozer Model 943-LGP Serial Number 04Z00524. Employee #1 sustai ned injuries to his legs, pelvis, and lower abdomen. He did not hear or did not listen to repeated warnings from the moving equipment.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 19 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    599
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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