Man Killed in Bulldozer Accident Identified

A on a wind farm outside of Livermore on Monday afternoon was identified by the Contra Costa County Coroner's Office Tuesday as 52-year-old Fred Perle Telford of Hilmar, Calif.

Telford, a longtime bulldozer operator working for Minnesota-based Blattner Energy, Inc., was crushed when the bulldozer he was driving slipped down a steep embankment and ejected him from the cab, said Erika Monterroza, spokeswoman for the California Division of Occupational Health and Safety.

The accident happened at about 1:05 p.m. in the area of North Vasco Road, near the border of Alameda and Contra Costa counties, Alameda County fire Battalion Chief Rob Eaton said.

Telford was cutting a new road on the wind farm when the fatal incident occurred, Monterroza said.

Cal/OSHA opened an investigation into the death on Monday afternoon.

--Bay City News Service