August 16, 1995
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
Fatality · MACHINERY
Colarusso Quarry Co/Div of A Colarusso & Son Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
I INSTRUCTED HIM TO GO TO COLARUSSO'S QUARRY TO LOG OFF TREES THAT HAD BEEN CUT DOWN ON A SMALL AREA OF LAND THAT WILL BE MINED. HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO US A JOHN DEERE 350 DOZER WITH CHAIN TO AC COMPLISH THIS TASK. AT APPROX 8:15 AM THAT SAME MORNING I CAME INTO COLARUSSOS QUARRY WITH A SERVICE TRUCK TO FUEL UP THE DOZER THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE USING. I THEN LEFT AND GOT A PHONE CALL