OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14346654

CHEST,ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,ROPS,CRUSHED,TREE,TRACTOR

1986-02-28T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,ROLL-OVER,WORK RULES,ROPS,CRUSHED,TREE,TRACTOR
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14346654
Report ID: 420600

Event description

TRACTOR TIPPED OVER BACKWARDS, DRIVER CRUSHED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRYING TO PULL A DEAD TREE AWAY FROM ITS ROOTS, USING A JOHN DEE RE 2010 TRACTOR. HE HAD SUCCEEDED IN BREAKING THE TREE IN HALF, AND WAS TRYING T O REMOVE THE REST OF THE TREE USING THE SAME METHOD. HE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES. DUR ING THE LAST ATTEMPT THE TRACTOR TIPPED OVER BACKWARDS. HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TH E TRACTOR'S STEERING COLUMN AND THE GROUND AND CRUSHED TO DEATH.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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