Truck Driver Pinned, Crushed Between Backing Dozer and Truck
A driver parked the truck and was standing at the back of it when the reversing dozer struck him and pinned him to the truck.
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A dump truck driver was crushed to death in Florida after being struck by a backing dozer on a construction site.
The 45-year-old driver from Jacksonville had finished processing a load of material at 9:39 a.m. March 27 and had parked the truck at the site in Middleburg and exited the truck, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
He was standing near the back of the truck when the dozer was being backed up. The dozer operator did not see the truck or driver. The truck driver was crushed between the dozer and the truck and pronounced dead at the scene, according to the patrol.
The victim’s identity has not been released yet.
Previous Incidents in Florida
The death follows an incident July 30 when a man was run over by a dozer in Martin County, Florida. A dozer was being used to free a truck that had gotten stuck in the mud. At some point, the truck driver was pinned between the dozer and truck. Martin County Fire Rescue extricated the man who was reportedly run over by the dozer. He was flown to a trauma center in serious condition.
Then in 2022, a worker in a portable toilet was run over by a dozer at a landfill in Polk County, Florida.
Aaron Henderson, 40, was working for CertiTemp at the landfill when a dozer crashed into the port-a-potty he was in. According to authorities, a co-worker was operating the dozer up an embankment while the blade was up 3 to 4 feet. The blade blocked his view on the embankment, and when he reached level ground and turned, he “heard a loud crumble.”
How to Prevent Struck-by Incidents
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers the following tips for preventing struck-by incidents on construction sites:
- Wear appropriate protective gear (safety glasses, hardhat, face shields, etc.).
- Use pedestrian walkways and exercise caution when working near heavy equipment.
- Inspect all tools and equipment before use.
- Increase the visibility of workers and equipment.
- Use positive barriers between workers and traffic, work vehicles, heavy equipment and falling objects.
- Employ prevention methods using vehicle technologies such as: driver warning systems, worker warning systems, speed reduction systems, rollover protection structures, seatbelts.
- Raise awareness by training workers and holding regular toolbox talks on struck-by injury prevention.
