Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14342018 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN TRACTOR ROLLED OVER ONTO HIM

Accident Summary Nr: 14342018 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 04/27/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106106495	04/29/1988	2061	0	United States Sugar Corporation

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RIDING ON THE LEFT FENDER OF A CASE TRACTOR. THE TRACTOR WAS PULLING A HOPPER THAT CONTAINED ABOUT 3 TONS OF FERTILIZER. THE TRACTOR MADE A RIGHT TURN FROM A FARM ROAD ONTO A PAVED ROAD WITH A 3 DEGREE BANK. THE FERTILIZER SHIFTED INSIDE OF THE HOPPER AND CAUSED BOTH THE TRACTOR AND HOPPER TO ROLL OVER. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL FROM THE FENDER AND WAS CRUSHED UNDER THE TRACTOR'S ROLL-OVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE. HE DIED FROM MULTIPLE INJURIES OF THE WAIST AREA.

Keywords: ROLL-OVER, SPEEDING, WORK RULES, ROPS, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, CRUSHED, TRACTOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106106495			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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