Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 75382.015 - Employee crushed and killed by tractor while plowing field.

Accident Summary Nr: 75382.015 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 03/16/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1048370.015	03/18/2015		111920	A & B Farms, Llc

Abstract: At 3:45 p.m. on March 16, 2015, an employee operating a Cat Challenger 865C tractor, pulling a hydraulic plow system (Wilcox Agri-Products) turning up the soil on a parcel of land. The employee was found outside the cab of a Caterpillar Challenger MT865C crawler tractor approximately 150 yards behind the tractor and equipment face down, and deceased. The employee sustained a blunt force injury on the right hip (8x2 inch abrasion). The employee was crushed and killed as the Caterpillar Challenger MT865C Crawler tractor ran over his lower extremities.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Ankle, Blood Clot, Fracture, Hip, Knee, Leg, Run Over, Thigh, Tractor

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1048370.015	50	M	Fatality		Farm workers

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