Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170133896 - Employee killed when crushed by overturned tractor

Accident Summary Nr: 170133896 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 09/20/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123746406	09/21/1995	5261	0	Timberlands Northwest Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a tractor that had a small mowing attachment on the back. As he came alongside a drainage ditch, he reversed to cut as close to the ditch as possible. During the reversing action he inadvertently traveled over unstable ground at the edge of the drainage ditch. The tractor tipped over and fell approximately 8 feet into the ditch. Employee #1 was ejected from his seat and the tractor landed on top of him. He was crushed and died of asphyxiation. Employee #1 lay in this position for approximately 30 minutes before a cyclist came by and noticed him.

Keywords: EJECTED, ASPHYXIATED, DITCH, CRUSHED, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, TRACTOR, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123746406			Fatality	Asphyxia	Nursery workers

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