CAL FIRE Academy Dozer Accident 2015

CAL FIRE and cooperating agency personnel assigned to CAL FIRE Heavy Fire Equipment Operator (HFEO) Academy #41 were participating in a field training exercise in the Tuolumne Calaveras Unit (TCU). During this exercise, a dozer rolled over one and one quarter times, coming to rest on the dozer’s right side. The operator suffered a small contusion above the right brow and a laceration on the right forearm that required nine sutures. The operator did not suffer any loss of consciousness.

Training, Heavy Equipment, Heavy Equipment