The employee was in position to attach chains from a loader bucket to a conveyor. The loader bucket was raised, and the chains were hanging below the bucket. The loader operator backed up to reposition/center on the conveyor, and in doing so, the chains caught the conveyor, moved it, and it tipped over. Employee fell to the ground.
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Elmer's Crane and Dozer, Inc. · Struck by falling object
May 21, 2021
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
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Elmer's Crane and Dozer, Inc. · Struck against a moving object
Brake line on service truck failed causing vehicle to roll onto its side.
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