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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14224448

ASPHYXIATED,CAUGHT BETWEEN,TRACTOR,RUN OVER

Event
ASPHYXIATED,CAUGHT BETWEEN,TRACTOR,RUN OVER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14224448
Report ID
355115

Event description

EMPLOYEE ASPHYXIATED WHEN TRACTO ROLLS ONTO HIM

Investigation abstract

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on May 3, 1986, Employee #1 was laying on the ground working on belts of a Ford Motor Corporation LV500 Speedsprayer Serial # 625479 which was attached to a John Deere 2480 Tractor Serial # 2567351. The back wheel s of the tractor were up on four inch high wooden blocks. The tractor rolled bac kward, off the blocks, and pinned Employee #1 under the sprayer causing him to d ie of asphyxiation.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 77 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    473
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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