OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14234504
SPARLIN HOT OIL SERVICES
LITTLE CITY, OK·
Event description
Employee killed when tractor rolls over
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was loading an agricultural tractor onto a flatbed trailer that was tractor may have been caused by a defective or sensitive clutch. 3 feet above ground level. The tractor had a Bush Hog mowing attachment on the r ear, which effectively reduced the weight on the front end. As the tractor was b eing loaded, the front end suddenly lifted off the trailer. A cause for this was not determined. When the front end went down, the tractor was pointed toward th e left side of the trailer. The tractor suddenly went forward and off the left s ide of the trailer. Again, no cause was determined. The tractor rolled over and pinned Employee #1 beneath it. His chest was punctured by an umbrella bracket on the right fender of the tractor and he was killed. The erratic movement of the
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 63 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 8
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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