OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14339477
JUMP START,STARTED IN GEAR,CRUSHED,TRACTOR,RUN OVER,BACKHOE
Event description
CRUSHED BY TRACTOR WHEEL
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND BESIDE A FORD 550 TRACTOR, WHICH WAS BEIN G USED AS A BACKHOE IN A LANDSCAPING OPERATION. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO ST ART THE TRACTOR USING "JUMPER CABLES", WHICH HE ATTACHED TO THE BATTERY OF A COM PANY TRUCK. EMPLOYEE #1 ATTACHED THE CABLES TO THE BATTERY OF THE TRACTOR, THEN STARTED IT WHILE STANDING ON THE GROUND. THE TRACTOR STARTED AND IMMEDIATELY MOV ED FORWARD, KNOCKING EMPLOYEE #1 TO THE GROUND. THE TRACTOR STALLED AFTER THE RE AR WHEEL ROLLED ONTO THE BACK OF EMPLOYEE #1. THE TRACTOR WAS RESTARTED IMMEDIAT ELY AND BACKED OFF EMPLOYEE #1. CPR WAS STARTED AND EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. HE DIED 2 1/2 HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 486
- Human factor
- 13
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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