Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201353174 - Employee Is Killed When Crushed Under Mower

Accident Summary Nr: 201353174 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 06/21/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310027081	08/03/2006	0782	561730	William Gamble

Abstract: On June 21, 2006, Employee #1 was working alone mowing at a pine tree farm. He was using a New Holland Tractor (Model Number 3930) that was equipped with a Woods Rotary Cutter (Model Number BB720, also known as a bush hog mower). After mowing for approximately one to two hours, he stopped mowing, turned off the tractor, and crawled under the elevated bush hog mower. The mower (which weighed approximately 1,200 pounds) then lowered onto him and compressed his chest. Employee #1 died of compression asphyxia. It could not be determined why he crawled under the mower. There were no obvious problems with the mower, and no obstructions or material was caught on the blade.

Keywords: CHEST, ASPHYXIATED, AGRICULTURE, CRUSHED, LAWN MOWER, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310027081			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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