OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14348916

ROLL-OVER,ROPS,CONSTRUCTION,STEEP GRADE,TRACTOR,BUSH HOG

1985-11-12T00:00:00

Event: ROLL-OVER,ROPS,CONSTRUCTION,STEEP GRADE,TRACTOR,BUSH HOG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14348916
Report ID: 418300

Event description

CRUSHED UNDER OVERTURNED TRACTOR

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BUSH HOGGING AN ALREADY ESTABLISHED NATURAL GA S UTILITY LINE RIGHT-OF-WAY NORTHWEST OF PHEONIX CITY, ALABAMA. THE TERRAIN WAS ROLLING AND SLOPING. THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A BELARUS MODEL 820 AGRICULTURAL T RACTOR, WITH A BUSH HOG ATTACHED. NO ROLL-OVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE (ROPS) WAS P ROVIDED. THE TRACTOR ROLLED OVER, PINNING THE EMPLOYEE UNDERNEATH. HE DIED ON SI TE OF MULTIPLE BODY INJURIES.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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