OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14454763

ROCK VALLEY CEMENT BLOCK & TILE COMPANY

ROCK VALLEY, IA· 1986-08-20T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, BULLDOZER, BACKING UP, OVERTURN
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101918076
Employer profile: ROCK VALLEY CEMENT BLOCK & TILE COMPANY
Summary number: 14454763
Report ID: 728100

Event description

Employee crushed and killed when bulldozer overturns

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was backing a D-6 bulldozer onto a lowboy trailer during a light rai n. The bulldozer was too close to the edge of the trailer and it slid off, rolli ng over on its side. Employee #1 was crushed and killed by the cab of the bulldo zer. His body was removed by digging out the dirt from under the cab. Employee # 1 was not wearing a seat belt, which might have saved his life.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 56 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
855

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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