OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221372287

149623 - CITY OF WASHINGTON PUBLIC WORKS/STREETS - WATER

WASHINGTON, NC· 2021-07-13T00:00:00

Event: Chain, Crushed, Lawn Mower, ROPS, Roll-Over, Struck By, Stuck, Tire, Tow Truck, Tractor
NAICS: 561210
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345423040
Employer profile: 149623 - CITY OF WASHINGTON PUBLIC WORKS/STREETS - WATER
Summary number: 221372287
Report ID: 0453710

Event description

Employee is killed when crushed in tractor rollover

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 noon on July 13, 2021, an employee was mowing grass next to a drainage ditch when the tractor's tire got stuck in a hole. A coworker was contacted to help him get the tractor freed. The employees hooked a chain to the tractor and as they were pulling it another wheel fell into a hole causing the chain to come free and the tractor to start to tip. The employee tried to jump free of the tractor but was struck by the rollover protection system and roof of the tractor as it rolled over onto him. The employee died from his injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 61 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
999

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