Incident date: 2017-10-24
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was bulldozing parallel to a hill while installing an oil and gas pipeline on a 32-degree slope when the bulldozer tracks made contact with two large sandstone rocks. The bulldozer became unstable and rolled over. The employee suffered rib fractures and a dislocated shoulder, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
code_source: title: Bulldozers
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate