OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14563167

MAINTENANCE,UNSECURED,BACK,CRUSHED,BULLDOZER,BLADE,LEG

1987-02-22T00:00:00

Event: MAINTENANCE,UNSECURED,BACK,CRUSHED,BULLDOZER,BLADE,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14563167
Report ID: 214700

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED TO DEATH UNDER BULLDOZER BLADE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING UNDER A D115A KOMATSU BULLDOZER, SERIAL NUMBER 26871, HE LPING A MAINTENANCE MAN REMOVE A DAMAGED TORQUE CONVERTER AND HYDRAULIC LINES. O IL SUDDENLY SHOT OUT OF A LINE TOWARD EMPLOYEE #1. TO AVOID AN OIL BATH, HE INST INCTIVELY MOVED BACKWARDS TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE BULLDOZER AND UNDER THE RAISED BLADE. THE BLADE SHIFTED AND CAME DOWN ACROSS THE BACK AND LEG OF THE EMPLOYEE, CRUSHING HIM TO DEATH.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 45 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
2

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