Accident Report Detail
Accident: 124934.015 - Tractor Operator Is Killed When Tractor Overturns
Accident: 124934.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/20/2020 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1470795.015 | 03/20/2020 | 518 Farming, Inc. | |||||
At 2:30 p.m. on March 20, 2020, an employee was operating a John Deer 5045E trac tor. The employee was spraying the edges of a carrot field located next to a dr ainage canal. The run-off water in the canal was approximately 2 ft. deep. For u nknown reason, the tractor rolled over into the canal. The employee was pinned b elow the tractor under the water and was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
agriculture, canal, drowning, equipment operator, overturn, pinned, rops, roll-over, seat belt, spraying rig, tractor, water
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1470795.015 | 65 | M | Fatality | Heavy equipment mechanics |