Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202490470 - Agricultural Tractor Operator Suffers Leg Amputation

Accident Summary Nr: 202490470 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/05/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313235152	07/06/2010	0161	111219	Tom & Perry Charter Dba T & P Farms

Abstract: On July 5, 2010, a 29-yr-old male tractor operator was thrown from the vehicle into the path of the attached (towed) farm implement. He was making a series of leveling adjustments. He suffered traumatic leg injuries when he As a result of the fall, the employee's left leg was caught between the tractor's tire and the frame of the implement. After frantic efforts to free him, he was then airlifted to a hospital, where doctors decided to amputate his left foot and part of the leg below the knee.

Keywords: KNEE, AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FALL, TRACTOR, FOOT, LEG, TOWED EQUIPMENT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313235152			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm workers

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