Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #828749

KIRK INCORPORATED

Event
REPAIR, JUMP START, WORK RULES, STARTED IN GEAR, TRACTOR, RUN OVER
NAICS
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Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#104199690
Employer profile
KIRK INCORPORATED
Summary number
828749
Report ID
751910

Event description

Employee killed when run over by tractor

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was attempting to jump start a farm tractor for repair. He crossed t erminals on the starter. The tractor, which was in forward gear, started and ran over him. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 56 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    30
    Occupation code
    503
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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