OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14217194

CHEST,AGRICULTURE,SLIP,CRUSHED,FALL,TRAILER,RUN OVER

1984-06-29T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,AGRICULTURE,SLIP,CRUSHED,FALL,TRAILER,RUN OVER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14217194
Report ID: 950411

Event description

RUN OVER BY TRAILER LOADED WITH MELONS

Investigation abstract

THE EMPLOYEES WERE HARVESTING MELONS. AS THEY WERE MOVING FROM ONE FIELD TO ANOT HER EMPLOYEE #1 EITHER SLIPPED OR FELL OFF OF A METAL PLATFORM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRAILER BETWEEN THE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL RAN OVER T HE EMPLOYEE'S UPPER CHEST. THE TRAILER WEIGHT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 4,600 TO 5,000 POUNDS.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 66 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
14

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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