Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170179527 - Employee injured in dozer overturn at landfill

Accident Summary Nr: 170179527 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 07/01/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119913986	07/15/1992	9199	0	City Of Lompoc-Land Field

Abstract: At approximately 5:00 p.m. on July 1, 1992, Employee #1, of City of Lompoc Streets and Sanitation, was driving a tracked Caterpillar D-6 dozer on a dirt road at the city's landfill. Soil beneath the dirt road gave way, causing the dozer to roll over the side of the hill. The dozer came to rest on its tracks against the opposite side of the hill in the canyon. The Caterpillar D-6 dozer was equipped with ROPS and a seat belt. Employee #1 was wearing the seat belt. Suffering a fractured back, Employee #1 was taken by ambulance to Lompoc Hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, ROLL-OVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, STEEP GRADE, BACK, LANDFILL, UNSTABLE SOIL, BULLDOZER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119913986			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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