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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14342018

ROLL-OVER,SPEEDING,WORK RULES,ROPS,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,CRUSHED,TRACTOR

Event
ROLL-OVER,SPEEDING,WORK RULES,ROPS,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,CRUSHED,TRACTOR
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14342018
Report ID
418800

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN TRACTOR ROLLED OVER ONTO HIM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RIDING ON THE LEFT FENDER OF A CASE TRACTOR. THE TRACTOR WAS PUL LING A HOPPER THAT CONTAINED ABOUT 3 TONS OF FERTILIZER. THE TRACTOR MADE A RIGH T TURN FROM A FARM ROAD ONTO A PAVED ROAD WITH A 3 DEGREE BANK. THE FERTILIZER S HIFTED INSIDE OF THE HOPPER AND CAUSED BOTH THE TRACTOR AND HOPPER TO ROLL OVER. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL FROM THE FENDER AND WAS CRUSHED UNDER THE TRACTOR'S ROLL-OVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE. HE DIED FROM MULTIPLE INJURIES OF THE WAIST AREA.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    2
    Source
    27
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    8
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    2

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