Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 954370 - Employee killed when head strikes tractor's protective cage

Accident Summary Nr: 954370 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 12/21/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126604958	12/22/1995	1629	0	Bartlett Tree Experts

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on December 21, 1995, Employee #1 was clearing brush from around a water settlement pond. To stabilize himself, he tied a rope around himself while a coworker held the other end. A tractor with a bush hog was mowing grass in the area. The loose end of the rope became wrapped around the bush hog. The rope was pulled from the coworker's grip and pulled Employee #1 into the tractor's protective cage. Employee #1 died of head injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, ROPS, STRUCK AGAINST, TRACTOR, BUSH HOG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126604958			Fatality	Concussion	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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