Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170708036 - Employee's leg bruised as tractor breaks in half

Accident Summary Nr: 170708036 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 10/11/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120070149	10/24/1994	0711	0	Western Farm Service

Abstract: At about 11:45 a.m. on October 11, 1994, Employee #1 was applying liquid fertilizer to a farm with an International 86 tractor. When he came to a 14 in. deep ditch at the end of a row, his front wheels went into the ditch. When he backed up, the tractor broke in half at the bell housing (frame) and the steering wheel fell against Employee #1's right leg, bruising it. The bell housing is made of cast iron and may have had a crack in it. There was some change in color in the break between the lower half and the upper half. No citations were issued.

Keywords: WHEEL, DITCH, AGRICULTURE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, TRACTOR, BACKING UP, CONTUSION, LEG, STEERING WHEEL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120070149			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Farm workers

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