Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200525236 - Employee killed when caught under overturned tractor

Accident Summary Nr: 200525236 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/04/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305711673	09/05/2002	0213	0	Furnas County Farms Marketing Company, L.L.C.

Abstract: On September 4, 2002, Employee #1 was using a tractor to pull a sewage transfer hose up a steep hill. The hose apparently broke, spilling sewage on the hill and making it very slippery. Employee #1 could not prevent his tractor from sliding backward down the hill until it ran down into a ravine and overturned on top of him. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, FARM MACHINERY, DRIVER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STEEP GRADE, SLIPPERY SURFACE, TRACTOR, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305711673			Fatality	Other	Laborers, except construction

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