Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170389092 - Employee killed when lawn tractor overturns on slope

Accident Summary Nr: 170389092 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 06/01/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125350868	06/02/1998	1611	0	Indot Aurora Sub. Dist.

Abstract: Employee #1, who was working along a road for the Department of Transportation, was using a tractor to mow grass on a slope by the road when he failed to see a concrete culvert. The tractor rolled over the culvert and overturned. Employee #1 was ejected and landed under the ROPS. He sustained crushing injuries to his skull, and was killed.

Keywords: EJECTED, ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, LAWN MOWER, SEAT BELT, SKULL, SLOPE, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125350868			Fatality	Fracture	Motor transportation occuputions n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over by highway vehicle

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