Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14449946 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN CRUSHED BY A TRACTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 14449946 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 10/03/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107775504	10/04/1989	0253	0	Jennie-O-Foods, Inc./Earl Olson Farms Div.

Abstract: Employee #1 operating an Oliver 1655, Model # 565-22002 tractor manufactured in 1970, was towing a portable turkey shelter to a new location on the farm site. He set the tractor in neutral and set the parking brake before dismounting the tractor to unhook the turkey shelter. The brake latch device popped loose and the tractor rolled backwards, pinning and crushing Employee #1 between the tractor and the turkey shelter killing him.

Keywords: BRAKE, FARM MACHINERY, CRUSHED, TRACTOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107775504			Fatality	Fracture	Farm workers

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