Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170087613 - Employee killed when run over by unmanned tractor

Accident Summary Nr: 170087613 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 05/30/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116309691	05/30/1995	1611	0	Simon Traylor & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to jump start a tractor by connecting battery cables to two other trucks. He was standing in front of the rear tire on the side where the battery cables were connected. He reached up into the tractor and turned the starter switch. When the tractor started moving forward, the rear tire pinned Employee #1's foot under the wheel, then ran over him, crushing him under the tractor tire. He was killed.

Keywords: BRAKE, JUMP START, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STARTED IN GEAR, TRACTOR, UNMANNED, RUN OVER, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116309691			Fatality	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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