OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14530463

AGRICULTURE,CRUSHED,FALLING OBJECT

1985-02-14T00:00:00

Event: AGRICULTURE,CRUSHED,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14530463
Report ID: 112300

Event description

CRUSHED BY NURSERY EQUIPMENT (ROOT PRUNER)

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS WORKING ALONE, WAS MOVING FARM EQUIPMENT FROM ONE GARAGE TO ANOTHER. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING TWO TRUCKS AROUND, THE EMPLOYEE WALKED BETWEEN A HAY WAGON AND A ROOT PRUNER. THE ROOT PRUNER FELL OVER, PINNING THE EM PLOYEE AND FATALLY INJURING HIM.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2

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