Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170614408 - Employee dies of asphyxia when crushed under mower

Accident Summary Nr: 170614408 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 05/05/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120173026	05/06/1997	0175	0	Malloy Orchards Inc

Abstract: On May 5, 1997, Employee #1, who operated farm equipment for a tree fruit and nut farmer, crawled under a heavy John Deere mower (brush shredder) to remove a tree rope from around the mower blade shaft. The hydraulics of the mower allowed pressure to bleed down and caused the unblocked mower to settle onto Employee #1. He died of asphyxia. A John Deere 2755 orchard tractor that supplied hydraulic pressure for the mower was running at the time of the accident.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, AGRICULTURE, BLOCKS, WORK RULES, FARM MACHINERY, LAWN MOWER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120173026			Fatality	Asphyxia	Farm workers

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