Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170237010 - Employee Killed By Overturned Tractor

Accident Summary Nr: 170237010 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 07/16/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111543377	07/16/1990	5261	0	Valley Topsoil Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was pushing dirt with a John Deere 450 long track crawler tractor with dozer blade. The area he was dozing had about a 10 degree slope from west to east. To the south was a sharp drop-off of about 16 ft. The dozer backed off the precipice at an angle so that the right track caused the center of gravity to shift, sending the dozer down the precipice, turning and landing on its left side. Employee #1 was not wearing a seat belt and apparently was thrown from the dozer with the ROPS coming to rest on top of him. He died.

Keywords: ejected, load shift, crushed, seat belt, tractor, dozer blade, slope, unguarded, backing up, overturn

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111543377			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Grader, dozer and scraper operators

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