Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14340368 - Tractor Operator Killed When Impaled By Tree

Accident Summary Nr: 14340368 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 07/22/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101860252	07/23/1987	0851	0	Union Camp Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on July 22, 1987, Employee #1 was ploughing a fire break in preparation for burning a tract of land that would be re-planted with pine trees. He was using a Caterpillar tractor equipped with a V-shear blade. Employee #1 apparently traveled too far to the right and contacted a cypress tree that was lying parallel to the path of the tractor. The tree went past the blade and over the right track, breaking through the protective mesh at the lower front part of the cab. The tree bent the operator's padded metal seat and impaled Employee #1 below the rib cage, pinning him against the rear of the cab. He apparently died immediately.

Keywords: abdomen, impaled, work rules, equipment operator, tree, tractor, inattention

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101860252			Fatality	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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