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Accident Summary Nr: 14563167 - EMPLOYEE CRUSHED TO DEATH UNDER BULLDOZER BLADE

Accident Summary Nr: 14563167 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 02/22/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100682178	02/23/1987	4212	0	Browning Ferris Industries Of New York Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING UNDER A D115A KOMATSU BULLDOZER, SERIAL NUMBER 26871, HELPING A MAINTENANCE MAN REMOVE A DAMAGED TORQUE CONVERTER AND HYDRAULIC LINES. OIL SUDDENLY SHOT OUT OF A LINE TOWARD EMPLOYEE #1. TO AVOID AN OIL BATH, HE INSTINCTIVELY 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.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100682178			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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