OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14478184

CHEST,ASPHYXIATED,PINNED,WORK RULES,FALL,TRACTOR

1987-02-21T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,ASPHYXIATED,PINNED,WORK RULES,FALL,TRACTOR
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14478184
Report ID: 111100

Event description

EMPLOYEE ASPHYXIATED; PINNED BETWEEN TRACTOR AND SNOW BANK

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 DISMOUNTED FROM A TRACTOR WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE GEAR SHIFT IN LOW GEAR. HE INTENDED TO PICK UP HIS HAT, WHICH HAD FALLEN TO THE GROUND. AS THE TRACTOR CAME CLOSE TO HIM, HE TRIED TO MOUNT IT OVER THE FRONT, BUT FELL TO THE GROUND. THE TRACTOR PUSHED HIM INTO A SNOWBANK, WHERE HE WAS PINNED AND ASP HYXIATED DUE TO PRESSURE ON HIS CHEST.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 15 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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