OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221384100

WDS ENTERPRISES INC

SHEPHERD, MI· 2021-08-24T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Arm, Back, Bulldozer, Chest, Crushed, Dozer, Equipment Operator, Fracture, Hip, Jump On Moving Equip, Lack of Work Procedures, Leg, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Neck, Parking Lot, Run Over, Shoulder, Struck By, Training
NAICS: 484220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345492144
Employer profile: WDS ENTERPRISES INC
Summary number: 221384100
Report ID: 0552652

Event description

Employee is killed when run over by bull dozer

Investigation abstract

At 7:45 a.m. on August 24, 2021, an employee was operating a Caterpillar D6K2 Bull Dozer leveling a gravel parking lot. The employee left the bull dozer in forward gear with the idle set on high and without setting the parking brake and exited the vehicle for an unknown reason. As soon as the employee lifted his left foot off the parking brake, the dozer began to move forward. The employee attempted to climb back onto the moving dozer machine to stop it when he fell and was run over by the right track. The employee incurred traumatic crushing injuries to his chest, pelvis and lower legs and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 46 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
7020

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