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Location:
Oregon -
Date:
08/07/1945 -
Incident Type:
Heavy Equipment -
Description:
On August 7, 1945, a US Army heavy equipment operator Joseph Short was killed when his dozer rolled over on a steep embankment while he fought a fire above Forest Grove, Oregon. Short attempted to leap clear of the dozer when a rockslide threatened to push it over, but the machine struck him as it rolled over. Short had recently been engaged in fighting in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
Heavy Equipment, Fatality
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