Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107199739 - Sussex Warren Holding Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Parsippany Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107199739

Report ID: 0214200

Date Opened: 01/03/1994

Site Address:
Sussex Warren Holding Co.
Lifecare News - Mulford Road
Andover, NJ 07821

Mailing Address:
590 Belleville Turnpike, Kearny, NJ 07032

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/10/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/29/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361991342

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170118871

Event: 01/03/1994

Employee crushed to death by bulldozer track

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107199739			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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