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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #733980

AGRICULTURE,ROLL-OVER,STEEP GRADE,CRUSHED,TRACTOR,BACKING UP

Event
AGRICULTURE,ROLL-OVER,STEEP GRADE,CRUSHED,TRACTOR,BACKING UP
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
733980
Report ID
855610

Event description

FARM TRACTOR ROLLED OVER, CRUSHING EMPLOYEE

Investigation abstract

ON JULY 8, 1987, AT APPROXIMATELY 4 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BACKING UP A MASSEY FERG USON 180 TRACTOR, WITH 6 FOOT TRAILER ATTACHED, UP THE SIDE OF A STEEP HILL. THE TRAILER JACKKNIFED AGAINST THE REAR TIRE ON THE UPHILL SIDE. THE DOWNHILL SIDE TIRE STRUCK A LARGE ROCK, CAUSING THE TRACTOR TO ROLL OVER ONTO EMPLOYEE #1, CRU SHING HIM. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    2
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    479
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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