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Construction Equipment

Dozer operator killed after plunging into pit of 200-degree water at Texas refinery

A bulldozer operator at a southeast Texas refinery was killed earlier this month after his machine plunged into a pit filled with nearly-boiling water. According to a report from Hydrocarbon Processing magazine, 66-year-old Thomas Courts was working at Total’s Port Arthur Refinery on September 6 when the accident occurred. “Courts was using the bulldozer to push […]

September 14, 2015

Construction Equipment

Dozer tumbles from ramp in platform collapse

There’s only so many times a thinner, deteriorating piece of metal can support a hunk of very heavy metal and the dozer operator in the video below has found that limit. Probably doing something he’s done a thousand times before, the operator backs his machine up what looks to be, at best, a very sketchy […]

September 4, 2015

Construction Equipment

Vintage dozer kills 2 people in freak accident in Ohio

What should have been a happy day for a lover of heavy equipment turned tragic last week when an accident involving a vintage bulldozer killed two people in Ohio. According to a report from WKYC TV, 44-year-old Kevin “Scott” Moore and 39-year-old Barb Hammer were run over and killed by the dozer in what appears […]

August 24, 2015

Safety

Dozer overturns and rolls killing operator on Pennsylvania pipeline jobsite

A bulldozer operator on a pipeline jobsite in Pennsylvania was killed last week when his machine overturned. According to a report from The Wellsboro Gazette, 54-year-old Ricky L. Dettman was operating the machine on a steep grade when it overturned and rolled several times August 4. The dozer returned to an upright position, but Dettman […]

August 13, 2015

Construction Equipment

Old Caterpillar D8 dozer gives hell to 20 Land Cruisers in epic tug of war

No. 9 Video of 2015 « No. 10 No. 8 »   There’s nothing about this video to dislike. A vintage dozer still in operation. An army of Land Cruiser 4x4s. A showdown in a desolate canyon/quarry. A little bit of dialogue and you’ve got a pretty decent Mad Max movie. In this particular film however, all aforementioned […]

August 7, 2015

Construction Equipment

Komatsu brings its PLUS undercarriage option to the D155AX-8 dozer

After making the kit standard on other dozer models, Komatsu has announced that its Parallel Link Undercarriage System (PLUS) is now an available option on the company’s D155AX-8 dozer. Komatsu introduced the D155AX-8 in November with a Tier 4 Final engine and a Sigmadozer blade with increased capacity. (A semi-automatic version of the dozer was released […]

August 5, 2015

Construction Equipment

Tightrope-walking dozer operator likely the only one dumb enough to ever try it

No. 7 Video of 2015 « No. 8 No. 6 »   As if heavy equipment operation weren’t dangerous enough by itself—especially in Russia—why not throw in a tightrope? In what we have to assume is a Russian TV talent show of some sort, a dozer operator is tasked with crossing from one giant pile […]

July 31, 2015

Safety

Loader operator killed when avalanche of sand floods cab

A wheel loader operator near Boston was killed Tuesday when his machine was caught in an avalanche of sand. According to a report from WBZ TV, 65-year-old Charles Pace was killed when the side of a large pile of sand collapsed atop his machine while on the job at P.A. Landers, a sand and gravel producer. […]

July 3, 2015

Construction Equipment

Cat D10 dozer and a loader rescue stuck 70-ton dumper like it’s no big deal

No. 6 Video of 2015 « No. 7 No. 5 »   Due to the sheer power of the D10T, this rescue is one of the most uneventful we’ve seen yet. That 777D was in major trouble though, stuck in a very muddy spot on the roadside and with only single tires on the back (the […]

April 24, 2015

Construction Equipment

Dozer drops from trailer while being hauled, flies head-on into traffic

Since this insanity was captured via a dashcam, we have to assume it happened in Russia. And with that in mind, it feels weird to type what I’m about to type: I am in awe of how well the drivers in this video operated with unthinkable tons of yellow iron hurtling directly toward them. See, typically these […]

April 10, 2015

Construction Equipment

Komatsu intros the D85-18, adding a “sweet spot” to dozer lineup

Days after introducing its largest semi-automatic dozer yet, Komatsu has expanded the lineup even further with a machine that straddles the line between the capabilities of its D85 and D155 dozers. The new D85-18 is powered by a Komatsu SAA6D125E-7 engine, pushing the same 264 horsepower as the other D85 dozers the manufacturer offers. However, […]

April 8, 2015

Construction Equipment

Bucking roller operator hangs on for dear life when dozer helps a bit too much

The ways people can make loading up a piece of heavy equipment much more dangerous than it has to be never cease to amaze. Much like last week, we’ve got a dozer shoving another piece of equipment in order to help load it up. But this week we’ve got a roller and a ramp up […]

March 13, 2015