Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145150.015 - Employee is killed when crushed by dozer

Accident Summary Nr: 145150.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 04/01/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1588106.015	04/01/2022		212321	Jt Mining, Inc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on April 1, 2022, an employee was operating a dozer to push dirt to fill in and widen a partially collapsed access road off a mining site. At some point, the employee exited the dozer and stood on the tracks to have a cigarette. The dozer was not placed in neutral, the blades were not fully lowered, the vehicle was not blocked, and the brakes were not set. The dozer moved forward and the operator was pulled under the tracks. The employee was crushed and killed.

Keywords: Crushed, Dozer, Pulled In, Vehicle In Gear

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1588106.015	43	M	Fatality		Grader, dozer and scraper operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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