OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14384267

AGRICULTURE,PINNED,ROLL-OVER,STEEP GRADE

1986-07-18T00:00:00

Event: AGRICULTURE,PINNED,ROLL-OVER,STEEP GRADE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14384267
Report ID: 523420

Event description

CORN DETASSLING MACHINE ROLLED OVER; OPERATOR KILLED

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A HIGH CLEARANCE PIECE OF FIELD EQUIPMENT USED FOR DET ASSELING CORN PLANTS AT A SEED CORN PRODUCTION OPERATION. THE MACHINE ROLLED OVE R SIDEWAYS ON SLOPING GROUND, PINNING THE OPERATOR AGAINST THE GROUND. HE WAS KI LLED. EFFECTIVE TRAINING IS HINDERED TO TO A LACK OF INFORMATION ABOUT THIS HAZA RD.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
20

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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