OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14237382

UNEVEN GROUND,PINNED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FLAGMAN,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,BULLDOZER,LOST CONTROL,POOR VISIBILITY

1985-03-21T00:00:00

Event: UNEVEN GROUND,PINNED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,FLAGMAN,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,BULLDOZER,LOST CONTROL,POOR VISIBILITY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14237382
Report ID: 626600

Event description

Employee killed when crushed between trailer and bulldozer

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a flagman, was standing at the rear of a truck and trailer that wer e stuck in the mud. One bulldozer had been hooked to the rear of the truck, and another to the rear of the trailer, so that workers could attempt to pull them o ut. They had been unable to pull the truck and trailer free, so both bulldozers were being unhooked so that they could be repositioned. Employee #1 was motionin g the bulldozer driver to back up when the bulldozer ran over a high ridge under the water. The bulldozer slipped backward and caught Employee #1, pinning him a gainst the trailer. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
18

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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