OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14440762

HEAD,ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,STEEP GRADE,BULLDOZER

1987-09-09T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,STEEP GRADE,BULLDOZER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
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 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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