OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14518302

SUNNY WEATHER HORSES, INC.

OCALA, FL· 1986-09-09T00:00:00

Event: ASPHYXIATED, AGRICULTURE, STEEP GRADE, BACK, CRUSHED, FALL, TRACTOR, LOST CONTROL, INATTENTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101785301
Employer profile: SUNNY WEATHER HORSES, INC.
Summary number: 14518302
Report ID: 419700

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN FARM TRACTOR FELL ON HIM

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CUTTING GRASS ON A FARM. AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE TRACTO R AROUND ON A SINGLE LANE FARM ROAD, HE BACKED OVER THE ROAD EDGE. AS HE TRIED T O DRIVE BACK ONTO THE ROAD, THE FRONT OF THE TRACTOR RAISED UP. HE PROBABLY PANI CKED AND JUMPED FROM THE TRACTOR. HE FELL UNDER THE TRACTOR AND WAS STRUCK AND C RUSHED UNDER THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS LISTED AS TRAUMATIC ASP HYXIATION.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 46 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
3

Event type
14

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
2

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