OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14348692
SOUTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY
PHENIX CITY, AL·
Event description
Employee killed when struck by rotating blade of bush hog
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was a member of a work crew that had been detailed to clear a natura l gas right-of-way along a road in Phoenix City, AL. One member of the crew was gathering hand equipment across the road. Employee #1 was clearing an approximat ely 6 ft deep ditch for bush hog cutting. A coworker was operating a Ford 3400 t ractor equipped with the bush hog. The tractor was facing upslope when it rolled backward, pushing the bush hog unit into and over Employee #1. He died of multi ple cuts and amputations.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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