OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14350078
THOMAS BROTHERS PRODUCE COMPANY INC.
DELRAY BEACH, FL·
Event description
Employee killed when crushed by tipping tractor
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, of Thomas Brothers Produce Company in Del Ray Beach, Florida, was o perating a farm tractor that was towing a trailer loaded with brush and debris. The tractor became stuck in the sand and in an attempt to free it Employee #1 ac celerated the tractor to its maximum speed. The tractor's front end lifted off t he ground, causing it to tip over backward. Employee #1 was caught between the t ractor's steering wheel and the front of the towed trailer and was crushed to de ath.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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