Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 924050 - Employee killed when bulldozer falls off trailer bed

Accident Summary Nr: 924050 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 10/01/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110140944	10/07/1996	2411	0	C & C Trucking

Abstract: Employee #1 was backing a Caterpillar bulldozer off a lowboy trailer. The dozer's treads moved off center and did not line up with the tracks on the trailer bed, causing the bulldozer to began to tip over. Employee #1 hit the brakes and pulled the bulldozer to the left. The bulldozer continued falling off the trailer bed and Employee #1 jumped off. He became caught under the dozer's overhead canopy and died as a result of serious head injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, OVERHEAD PROTECTION, OFF LOADING, BULLDOZER, LOGGING, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110140944			Fatality	Concussion	Truck drivers, heavy

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