I was digging a perimeter drainage ditch in the new pit area. There is some standing water (mabye 2ft deep). This limited the visibility of the actual ditch sides. I apparently got too close to the edge of the ditch and the machine tipped into the ditch, cab side first. The cab strted to fill with water and I (in a panic) kicked out the front window of the cab and crawled through.
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February 8, 2010
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
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Central State Aggregates LLC · Struck against a moving object
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