OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14375356
HEAD,ROPS,STEEP GRADE,CAUGHT BETWEEN,TRACTOR,OVERTURN
Event description
Employee dies of head injuries when tractor overturns
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, a tractor operator, was cutting grass on a natural gas pipeline rig ht of way. While on a hillside, the tractor overturned. Employee #1 was caught b etween the ROPS and other parts of the tractor. He died of head injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 856
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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