OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14570295

PHILLIPS H. BROWN OIL & GAS WELL SERVICE, INC.

LOWELL, OH· 1988-01-11T00:00:00

Event: UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, SEAT BELT, SLIPPERY SURFACE, BULLDOZER, TRAILER, OVERTURN
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #102550324
Employer profile: PHILLIPS H. BROWN OIL & GAS WELL SERVICE, INC.
Summary number: 14570295
Report ID: 522500

Event description

EMPLOYEE CRUSHED UNDER FALLING BULLDOZER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 HAD LOADED THE JD 850 DOZER ONTO THE COMPANY'S LOW-BOY TRAILER. THE DOZER WAS NOT CENTERED TO HIS LIKING, SO HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE DOZER OVER A L ITTLE. THE DOZER'S STEEL TRACK STARTED TO SLIP ON THE STEEL SURFACE OF THE LOWBO Y. THE DOZER SLID COMPLETELY OFF THE LOWBOY AND OVERTURNED. EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS NOT WEARING THE SEATBELT AT THE TIME, WAS THROWN OFF AND CRUSHED TO DEATH BETWE EN THE DOZER AND THE GROUND.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
19

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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