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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221605769

317734334 - T L FOREST PRODUCTS INC

Event
Brake failure, Bulldozer, Parking, Roll, Run Over, Slope
NAICS
113310
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347015521
Employer profile
317734334 - T L FOREST PRODUCTS INC
Summary number
221605769
Report ID
1054116

Event description

Employee is killed when run over by bulldozer

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 a.m. on September 28, 2023, an employee parked his bulldozer Cat on a sloped road, facing downhill. The employee lowered the blade of the Cat to the ground. The employee set the parking brake, got out of the cab and walked in front of one of the tracks. The parking brake failed, letting the Cat roll downhill, resulting in the employee be run over and killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 60 M

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    79

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