OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #818708

FRACTURE,AGRICULTURE,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,HARVESTER,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,FALL,LOST CONTROL

1990-01-11T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,AGRICULTURE,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,HARVESTER,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,FALL,LOST CONTROL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 818708
Report ID: 418800

Event description

15-year-old employee killed in fall from harvester

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, age 15, and a coworker were riding on the hood and dashboard of a f reight harvesting machine while returning to the garage area at the end of the w ork shift. The driver, who had given permission for them to ride on the equipmen t, lost control of the vehicle. Employee #1 fell from the harvester to the groun d and suffered multiple fractures from which he died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 15 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
19

Event type
5

Source
30

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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