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Accident Summary Nr: 821413 - Employee killed when crushed by overturned tractor

Accident Summary Nr: 821413 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 11/04/1987
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1884369811/09/198707820Williamson'S Nursery, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working alone for his father and mother, who owned the company. He was driving alongside a steep grassy hillside in a Kubota I-245 DT tractor, serial #I 245D-51736, 25 HP, engine model #DH1101-A, preparing to spread fertilizer. He made a right turn to go uphill and the tractor rolled to the left, rolling over him and crushing his skull. He was killed. Employee #1 supervised his own operations and no comparable worker was available to be interviewed. The family-owned business employed only their two sons, one of whom was Employee #1.

Keywords: WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, STEEP GRADE, CRUSHED, SKULL, SHARP TURN, TRACTOR, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 18843698 Fatality Concussion Nursery workers

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