Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14342018 - Employee Killed When Tractor Rolled Over Onto Him
Accident: 14342018 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 04/27/1988 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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106106495 | 04/29/1988 | 2061 | United States Sugar Corporation | ||||
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS RIDING ON THE LEFT FENDER OF A CASE TRACTOR. THE TRACTOR WAS PULLING A HOPPER THAT CONTAINED ABOUT 3 TONS OF FERTILIZER. THE TRACTOR MADE A RIGHT TURN FROM A FARM ROAD ONTO A PAVED ROAD WITH A 3 DEGREE BANK. THE FERTILIZER SHIFTED INSIDE OF THE HOPPER AND CAUSED BOTH THE TRACTOR AND HOPPER TO ROLL OVER. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL FROM THE FENDER AND WAS CRUSHED UNDER THE TRACTOR'S ROLL-OVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE. HE DIED FROM MULTIPLE INJURIES OF THE WAIST AREA. | |||||||
Keywords:
roll-over, speeding, work rules, rops, riding on equipment, crushed, tractor
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 106106495 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |