Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 839621 - Employee dies after being struck by tractor bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 839621 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 08/02/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122103468	08/10/1994	0781	0	Adam Tecza & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was loading mulch onto a truck using a 1985 Ford model 445A tractor loader. The pin attachment was missing on the bucket. When the bucket was raised at a certain point, it disengaged, came loose, and fell onto Employee #1's upper body. Employee #1 suffered a lung contusion, a ruptured left diaphragm, and multiple rib fractures. He died a week later in the hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, AGRICULTURE, LOADER BUCKET, WORK RULES, LOCKING PINS, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR, FALLING OBJECT, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122103468			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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