OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221420615
112555 - NOBLE COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
ALBION, IN·
Event description
Employee is killed when caught between a truck and tractor
Investigation abstract
At 10:00 a.m. on December 14, 2021, an employee pulled a tractor with a mower attachment out of a ditch with a truck. As the employee attempted to remove the towing strap from the truck and tractor, the tractor lurched forward and caught the employee between the truck and tractor. The employee was killed by injuries received from being pinned between the vehicles.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 804
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