Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170118871 - Employee crushed to death by bulldozer track

Accident Summary Nr: 170118871 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 01/03/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107199739	01/03/1994	1542	0	Sussex Warren Holding Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was told to grade an area of soil with a 30-ton Caterpillar bulldozer. The tracks of the dozer were frozen in the ground due to extremely cold temperatures. Employee #1 purposely wedged an 8-inch long pipe against the shift mechanism to keep the machine in gear, accelerated the throttle to 3/4 capacity, and climbed off the machine, thereby allowing the machine to move forward without an operator once it became dislodged from the frozen ground. Within a few minutes, the bulldozer began to move forward. Employee #1 attempted to climb back onto the dozer. He stepped on the arm of the front blade with his left foot and was crushed and killed by the tracks of the bulldozer.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, STARTED IN GEAR, CRUSHED, MIRED, UNMANNED, BULLDOZER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107199739			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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