Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 819532 - Employee drowns when tractor overturns into canal

Accident Summary Nr: 819532 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/11/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110062692	09/18/1991	0174	0	Royal Palm Citrus Management, Inc.

Abstract: In the early morning, Employee #1, a grove worker operating a tractor on a hard packed shell road and preparing to count trees, traveled along the berm for about 8 to 10 yards. The tractor went over the berm, then over the bank and into the canal. The tractor, which was not equipped with ROPS or seat belts, landed upside down on the employee. He drowned.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, CANAL, PINNED, ROPS, SEAT BELT, TRACTOR, DROWN, SLOPE, OVERTURN, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110062692			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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