OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #809517
LANDSCAPE AND GARDENS, INC.
MORRISVILLE, NC·
Event description
Employee dies after being struck by tractor attachment
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating a farm tractor with a landscaping attachment. He and s everal coworkers were moving the equipment from one location to another using a paved service road not maintained by the state. As Employee #1 approached a curv e, he lost control of the tractor and it overturned. He tried to jump clear, but the landscaping attachment on the back of the tractor struck his leg. Employee #1 died of complications approximately one week later. The tractor was equipped with ROPS, but not with a seat belt.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 486
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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