Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201481645 - Employee drowns when tractor overturns in ditch

Accident Summary Nr: 201481645 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 08/18/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123935934	08/19/1998	0721	0	P & M Farms

Abstract: On August 18, 1998, Employee #1 was operating a tractor with an attached blade disc to etch the ridges of a field when he failed to negotiate a subtle turn in the embankment. The tractor went off the road and overturned in a drainage ditch. He fell into the ditch and was pinned in 3 ft of water and subsequently drowned.

Keywords: DITCH, PINNED, TRACTOR, DROWN, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123935934			Fatality	Other	Farm workers

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