OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14461339

HERIBERTO RIOS GONZALEZ

SAN SEBASTIAN, PR· 1984-09-06T10:30:00

Event: AGRICULTURE, ROLL-OVER, ROPS, STEEP GRADE, SEAT BELT, TRACTOR, LOST CONTROL
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #15117526
Employer profile: HERIBERTO RIOS GONZALEZ
Summary number: 14461339
Report ID: 257240

Event description

CRUSHED BY OVERTURNING TRACTOR

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM ON SEPTEMBER 6, 1984, TWO EMPLOYEES WERE RETURNING TO THEIR EMPLOYER'S HOME ON A TRACTOR (MANUFACTURED BEFORE OCTOBER 25, 1976). THEY WERE TRAVELLING ON A VERY NARROW, CURVY AND STEEP DIRT ROAD. THE DRIVER LOST CON TROL OF THE TRACTOR AND IT WENT DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CRUSHED AND KILLED. THE TRACTOR WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A ROPS AND SEAT BELT. ACCORDING T O THE EMPLOYER THE TRACTOR WAS BUILT PRIOR TO THE TIME THAT A ROPS AND SEAT BELT BECAME STANDARD EQUIPMENT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
479

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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