OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14252803
BEE STING,FALL,TRACTOR,RUN OVER,BUSH HOG
Event description
EMPLOYEE RUN OVER BY TRACTOR AND BUSH HOG
Investigation abstract
A CITY OWNED LOT WAS BEING CLEARED OF TREES AND BRUSH. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRIVING A 1973 FORD TRACTOR, MODEL 3400, SERIAL NO C305166, WITH A TRIUMPH SIDE BLADE AND BUSH HOG IN THE REAR. HE DROVE OVER A HORNET'S NEST AND WAS ATTACKED BY THE HOR NETS. HE JUMPED OFF THE TRACTOR TO GET AWAY FROM THE HORNETS WITHOUT STOPPING OR TURNING THE TRACTOR OFF. THE DRIVERLESS TRACTOR MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN. EMPLOYE E #1 RAN TO IT AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP IT, BUT WAS STRUCK BY THE LEFT REAR WHEEL, THEN RUN OVER BY THE WHEEL AND BUSH HOG. ANOTHER WORKER AT THE SCENE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRACTOR. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 46 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 856
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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