Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100100452 - Employee killed when tractor flips on top of him

Accident Summary Nr: 100100452 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 07/24/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301917787	07/27/1998	0181	0	Willowbend Nursery, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was driving a cultivating tractor. He attempted to make a turn onto a dirt road at an unsafe speed, and the tractor flipped over on him. His foot became pinned under the right rear tire while gasoline leaking from the gas tank was ignited by the hot manifold. Employee #1 died of burns sustained while trapped under the tractor.

Keywords: BURN, AGRICULTURE, PINNED, SPEEDING, WORK RULES, FIRE, SHARP TURN, TRACTOR, GASOLINE, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301917787			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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