OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14402572

AGRICULTURE,WORK RULES,TRACTOR,ENTANGLED,BLADE,TILLER

1987-10-12T18:00:00

Event: AGRICULTURE,WORK RULES,TRACTOR,ENTANGLED,BLADE,TILLER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14402572
Report ID: 626000

Event description

CAUGHT IN TILLER BLADES

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRIVING A JOHN DEERE MODEL 4020 TRACTOR, PULLING A JOHN DEERE RO TARY TILLER. THE TILLER WAS POWERED THROUGH THE TRACTOR'S POWER TAKE-OFF. AT ABO UT 6 PM THE EMPLOYEE WAS FOUND ENTANGLED IN THE TILLER BLADES, WHICH WERE STILL RUNNING, UNDER THE MACHINE. HE WAS DEAD. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 12, 19 87. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 54 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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