Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201941028 - Employee killed when tractor runs out of control

Accident Summary Nr: 201941028 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 07/03/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301423158	07/07/1997	0179	0	Dole Food Company Hawaii

Abstract: Employee #1 was driving his Spider Spray Trac 4000 tractor from the field to the base yard along a road with a 2 percent sloping grade. For some reason he lost control of the vehicle. He was found unconscious on the road, 79 ft behind where his tractor crashed into some bushes. Employee #1 suffered a fractured skull and brain injuries, and died that same night. A trail of oil-like stain was found on the road pavement, starting about 468 ft behind where the tractor crashed. The engine to hydraulic drive flex-plate splines failed due to improper assembly of the component parts. When the splines failed, there was no way to slow the tractor and it ran out of control. Employee #1 either jumped or fell out of the tractor.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, FARM MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SKULL, FALL, TRACTOR, LOST CONTROL, SLOPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301423158			Fatality	Concussion	Farm workers

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