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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #772475

ROLL-OVER,CRUSHED,LAWN MOWER,TRACTOR

Event
ROLL-OVER,CRUSHED,LAWN MOWER,TRACTOR
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
772475
Report ID
627700

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BY TRACTOR

Investigation abstract

An employee was mowing around a remote oil field booster pump station using a 25 lled between the tractor and the ground. -HP Kabuta Tractor (Serial Number 12452T-11182). The tractor was equipped with a brush-hop-type rear mower deck and a front loader. When the employee finished m owing, he raised the rear mower and front loader for traveling, all in accordanc e with proper operation of the tractor. The employee began to move from the fiel d to a dirt road up a small incline. As the left front wheel neared the road, th e right front wheel dropped into a depression. Because the mower and loader were raised for traveling, the tractor was top heavy and began to tip to the right. The tractor rolled 180 degrees down the incline. The employee was crushed and ki

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    1
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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