Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14478184 - EMPLOYEE ASPHYXIATED; PINNED BETWEEN TRACTOR AND SNOW BANK

Accident Summary Nr: 14478184 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 02/21/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100202803	02/25/1987	5989	0	Mainecoal Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 DISMOUNTED FROM A TRACTOR WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE GEAR SHIFT IN LOW GEAR. HE INTENDED TO PICK UP HIS HAT, WHICH HAD FALLEN TO THE GROUND. AS THE TRACTOR CAME CLOSE TO HIM, HE TRIED TO MOUNT IT OVER THE FRONT, BUT FELL TO THE GROUND. THE TRACTOR PUSHED HIM INTO A SNOWBANK, WHERE HE WAS PINNED AND ASPHYXIATED DUE TO PRESSURE ON HIS CHEST.

Keywords: CHEST, ASPHYXIATED, PINNED, WORK RULES, FALL, TRACTOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100202803			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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