OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14437743
STEEP GRADE,CRUSHED,TRACTOR,LOGGING,LOST CONTROL,BACKING UP,OVERTURN
Event description
Employee killed when crushed by tractor
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was making a skid trail for logging operations with his crawler trac tor, which was equipped with ROPS and a blade. For some reason, the employee vee red (not abruptly) into a very steep section of the hillside. He lost control of the tractor as it traveled downhill. The tractor apparently flipped once and la nded on a lower road. Employee #1 was tossed from the driver's seat and onto the tractor's left track. The tractor was now moving in reverse. The tractor backed up over Employee #1, crushing him to death. There were no eyewitnesses to the a ccident.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 62 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 496
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
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