OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14449946
BRAKE,FARM MACHINERY,CRUSHED,TRACTOR
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BY A TRACTOR
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 operating an Oliver 1655, Model # 565-22002 tractor manufactured in 1970, was towing a portable turkey shelter to a new location on the farm site. H e set the tractor in neutral and set the parking brake before dismounting the tr actor to unhook the turkey shelter. The brake latch device popped loose and the tractor rolled backwards, pinning and crushing Employee #1 between the tractor a nd the turkey shelter killing him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 30
- Occupation code
- 479
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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