OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14400006
ASPHYXIATED,ROLL-OVER,CRUSHED,GUY,TRACTOR
Event description
Crushed by Overturned Tractor
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating a tractor-mower rig on June 10, 1985. He was mowing a grass plot beneath a Texas electric service company transmission and distributio n lines (Fort Worth, Texas). It appears that the rig struck a guy support, causi ng the rig to roll over, pinning employee #1 between the steering wheel and the ground. The Tarrant county coroner ruled death by asphyxiation. There were no wi tnesses to the accident.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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