Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201631090 - Employee's torso crushed against steering column

Accident Summary Nr: 201631090 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 06/05/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303596662	06/21/2000	0831	0	Weyerhaeuser Company

Abstract: At approximately 11:05 a.m. on June 5, 2000, Employee #1 was mowing grass with a 15 horsepower utility tractor when she inadvertently backed underneath the deck of a large flatbed trailer. The back of her operator's seat struck the trailer and tipped forward. Employee #1 was pinned between the tractor seat and the steering wheel, sustaining severe bruises to the chest and abdomen. She was hospitalized for several days for treatment.

Keywords: PINNED, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, DRIVER, TORSO, TRACTOR, BACKING UP, CONTUSION, STEERING WHEEL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303596662			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.