Inspection Detail

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Inspection: 1764089.015 - Larry Herbert Nickel Farm

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Investigation Summary

On July 20, 2024, an employee working as a farm worker at a farm was attempting to jump start a 1973 John Deere 4430-SG tractor using a screwdriver while the tractor was in gear. The tractor began to travel forward and run over the employee. The employee died from multiple blunt force injuries from being struck by the rear wheels of the tractor and the tillage implement attached to the rear.

Keywords: Abdomen, Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Arm, Attachment, Automotive Repair, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Contusion, Farm, Farm Machinery, Farm worker, Fracture, Gear, Hand Tool, Head, Hip, Jump Start, Laceration, Leg, Lost Control, Lung, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Repair, Run Over, Started In Gear, Struck By, Tiller, Tractor, Unsafe Position, Vehicle In Gear, Wheel, Wrong Equipment