OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14481386

LOADING,ROLL-OVER,STEEP GRADE,CRUSHED,BULLDOZER,TRAILER

1985-05-15T00:00:00

Event: LOADING,ROLL-OVER,STEEP GRADE,CRUSHED,BULLDOZER,TRAILER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14481386
Report ID: 316400

Event description

CRUSHED BY OVERTURNING BULLDOZER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LOADING A JOHN DEERE 450 BULLDOZER (TYPE T5F3M, SERIAL #066289T) ONTO A LOWBOY TRAILER (1979 FREUHAUF. SERIAL # FWV436901, LICENSE #WVC39-844), FOR TRANSPORATION TO THE COMPANY SHOP. WHILE BEING DRIVEN ONTO THE LOWBOY, THE B ULLDOZER OVERTURNED TO THE REAR. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PINNED UNDERNEATH THE BULLDOZER AND FATALLY CRUSHED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 59 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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