OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14346852
WOODRUFF AND SONS INC.
SARASOTA, FL·
Event description
RUN OVER BY GRADER
Investigation abstract
A FIELD MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE FOR FOR WOODRUFF AND SONS, INC WAS REPAIRING A JOHN DEERE GRADER. HE WAS BEHIND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE IN A KNEELING POSITION, TRYING TO REPAIR A HYDRAULIC LEAK. HE ASKED THE OPERATOR TO START THE GRADER TO SEE IF HE HAD SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED THE LEAK. THE GRADER WAS STARTED AND WITHIN A FEW S ECONDS SURGED BACKWARD, RUNNING OVER THE MAINTENANCE PERSON. THE BLADE WAS UP AN D THE OPERATOR HAD STARTED THE GRADER OUTSIDE THE CONTROL CAB BY REACHING UP AND ENGAGING THE STARTER.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 64 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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