OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14440911

EMBANKMENT,ASPHYXIATED,AGRICULTURE,ROLL-OVER,ROPS,TRACTOR,LOST CONTROL

1988-06-22T00:00:00

Event: EMBANKMENT,ASPHYXIATED,AGRICULTURE,ROLL-OVER,ROPS,TRACTOR,LOST CONTROL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14440911
Report ID: 1032500

Event description

ORCHARD TRACTOR ROLLED OVER, PINNING DRIVER AGAINST GROUND

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A 1968 MASSEY FERGUSON, MODEL 135 ORCHARD TRACTOR (LOW PRO FILE) TO MOVE A FLATBED TANDEM-AXLE TRAILER DOWN A DIRT ROAD FROM ONE ORCHARD TO ANOTHER. THE TRACTOR RAN UP A 4 FOOT EMBANKMENT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD, T HEN ROLLED OVER TO THE RIGHT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE TRACTOR AND THE ROAD, AND DIED OF ASPHYXIA (SUFFOCATION). HE WAS EMPLOYED BY THE WILLIAMSON ORC HARDS OF CALDWELL, IDAHO.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 45 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
8

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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