Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201092046 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN RUN OVER BY IRRIGATION UNIT

Accident Summary Nr: 201092046 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 08/06/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126213271	08/08/1998	0191	0	J G Boswell Company

Abstract: At 12:33 a.m. on August 6, 1998, Employee #1, an irrigator for J. G. Boswell Company, was operating a large irrigation unit when he was discovered deceased. Employee #1 was in the process of moving a large irrigation unit to the west to water another cotton field. Apparently the machine came out of gear and stopped. Employee #1 left the controls in the forward position with the engine running, and came down from the elevated operator's platform. Employee #1 walked around to the right rear tire area. Standing in front of the rear tires, he reached over and moved the shift lever of the transmission to place it into gear. When in gear, the unit moved forward and ran over Employee #1, fatally crushing him.

Keywords: TORSO, CRUSHED, IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT, RUN OVER, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126213271			Fatality	Other	Farm workers

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