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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #868919

CRUSHED,BULLDOZER,RUN OVER,BACKING UP

Event
CRUSHED,BULLDOZER,RUN OVER,BACKING UP
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
868919
Report ID
522300

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN RUN OVER BY BULLDOZER

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was pounding a wooden stake into the ground while Employee #2 operat ing a bulldozer, who was not aware of Employee #1 to the rear of him, backed up the bulldozer and ran over Employee #1 who died.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 51 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    1
    Source
    26
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Task assigned
    1

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