OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14525976

GRADER,CONSTRUCTION,TRACTOR,DROWN,BACKING UP,SWIM

1984-09-17T00:00:00

Event: GRADER,CONSTRUCTION,TRACTOR,DROWN,BACKING UP,SWIM
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14525976
Report ID: 418800

Event description

DROVE TRACTOR INTO LAKE; DROWNED

Investigation abstract

A TRACTOR WITH BOX BLADE WAS BEING USED BY EMPLOYEE #1 FOR GRADING WORK AT A GOL F COURSE CONSTRUCTION SITE. HE WAS BACKING TOWARDS THE LAKE EDGE, APPARENTLY TO MOVE A SMALL DIRT PILE LOCATED ABOUT 5 FEET FROM THE LAKE EDGE. INSTEAD OF DROPP ING THE BOX BLADE OVER THE PILE, HE CONTINUED BACKING, FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, OVER THE PILE AND INTO THE 25 FEET DEEP LAKE. EMPLOYEE #1 COULD NOT SWIM, AND DROWNE D.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 65 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
12

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
8

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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