Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14440762

A.C.LOGGING

Event
HEAD, ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, STEEP GRADE, BULLDOZER
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#101895514
Employer profile
A.C.LOGGING
Summary number
14440762
Report ID
1032500

Event description

BULLDOZER DRIVER KILLED IN ROLL-OVER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 DROVE THE BULLDOZER HE WAS USING NEAR THE TOP OF A 35% GRADE TO SKID SOME LOGS. HE WAS APPARENTLY DRIVING SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE HILL WHEN THE BULLDOZE R ROLLED (ABOUT 6 TIMES) DOWN THE SLOPE. THE MACHINE MAY HAVE ROLLED BECAUSE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE OVER A FALLEN LOG OR STUMP. THE DRIVER DIED OF HEAD I NJURIES. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 18 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    6
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    496
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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