Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170865380 - Employee killed when struck by weed chopper blades

Accident Summary Nr: 170865380 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 11/22/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119799740	11/23/1996	0134	0	Kyser Farm

Abstract: On November 22, 1996, Employee #1, a tractor operator, dismounted from a John Deere 4020 high-crop tractor, possibly to unclog the blades on the attached Caldwell weed chopper. He failed to shut off the tractor and to disconnect the power take-off (PTO) to the chopper. Employee #1 was struck in the head by the chopper blades and was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, ROTATING PARTS, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, FARM MACHINERY, CLOGGED, STRUCK BY, BLADE, POWER TAKE-OFF

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119799740			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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