Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14256390 - TRACTOR ROLLED OVER, CRUSHING EMPLOYEE

Accident Summary Nr: 14256390 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 08/05/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15284656	08/07/1985	1611	0	Highway Constructors Inc

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING AS A TEMPORARY LABORER FOR A PAVING AND GRADING COMPANY. EMPLOYEE #1 BEGAN OPERATING A LONG FARM TRACTOR, MODEL 152, WITH A 6 FOOT SWEEPER ATTACHED TO THE REAR OF THE TRACTOR. THE TRACTOR DID NOT HAVE A ROLLOVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE INSTALLED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING THE TRACTOR, SWEEPING DIRT OFF THE PAVEMENT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 73. THE TRACTOR APPARENTLY LEFT THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. IT TRAVELED DOWN A 13 FOOT EMBANKMENT, TURNING UPSIDE DOWN AND CRUSHING EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS STILL IN THE OPERATOR'S SEAT. HE DIED OF SUFFOCATION.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, ROLL-OVER, ROPS, CRUSHED, TRACTOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15284656			Fatality	Asphyxia	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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