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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14400923

ROLL-OVER,ROPS,CRUSHED,SEAT BELT,BULLDOZER

Event
ROLL-OVER,ROPS,CRUSHED,SEAT BELT,BULLDOZER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14400923
Report ID
626300

Event description

CRUSHED BETWEEN BULLDOZER ROPS AND GROUND

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRIVING A BULLDOZER ONTO A LOWBOY TRAILER WHEN THE RIGHT TRACK S LIPPED OFF THE TRAILER. THE BULLDOZER ROLLED OVER, THROWING EMPLOYEE #1 OFF THE DOZER AND ONTO THE GROUND. HE WAS STRUCK BY THE BULLDOZER ROPS AND CRUSHED AGAIN ST THE GROUND. HE WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT. THE 1977 CATERPILLAR MODEL D60 BU LLDOZER HAD A SEAT BELT, BUT THE LEFT HALF OF IT WAS MISSING. THE EMPLOYEE WAS F ATALLY INJURED.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 36 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    9
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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