Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200611572 - Employee Killed When Crushed by Bulldozer

Accident Summary Nr: 200611572 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 10/13/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304563380	10/14/2003	0191	111998	Eastern Slope Farms

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. Employee #1 was operating a John Deere bulldozer, Model Number JD 450 packing silage. Employee #1 worked at the farm all his life, and packed the silage for over 20 years. Employee #1 got too close to the edge of the 15 ft. pile causing the silage to cave inward. The bulldozer rolled over crushing Employee #1 to death. Employee #1 was working alone, and was found by a driver hauling silage to the site.

Keywords: ROLL-OVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, FARM MACHINERY, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, BULLDOZER, CAVE-IN, FALLING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304563380			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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