Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170340251 - Employee killed when trapped beneath runaway tractor

Accident Summary Nr: 170340251 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 12/12/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102932571	12/30/1991	5989	0	Morris E. Wisser Coal & Fuel Oil, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, who was operating a tractor, dismounted and left the loader bucket on the front of the tractor raised and the brakes not set. The tractor rolled backward down an embankment and trapped Employee #1 underneath, killing him.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, BRAKE, UNSECURED, PINNED, WORK RULES, TRACTOR, UNMANNED, SLOPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102932571			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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