A Golf Course Greenskeeper is Killed when a Tractor Rolled over Him

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• Personal Author:
  McKenzie, Lyle E.
• Corporate Authors:
  Colorado Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Colorado FACE) ; Colorado. Department of Public Health and Environment
• Description:
  The 75-year-old golf course greenskeeper was killed while installing rotary mowers on a Jacobsen F10 tractor. The victim was standing between the front and rear wheels of the tractor when he started the tractor to supply power to the power take-off (PTO). The tractor was in gear when the engine was started. The vehicle lurched backward, knocking the victim to the ground. The front wheels rolled over his chest. Two golfers in the immediate area heard him scream for help and rushed to his assistance. A local ambulance was called and the victim was transported to the local hospital where he expired 85 minutes later. The Colorado Department of Health (CDH) investigator concluded that to prevent future similar occurrences, employers should: 1. Retrofit the tractor with a switch to prevent starting when the vehicle is in gear
  
  2. Develop, implement and enforce a comprehensive written safety program
  
  3. Survey the work site to identify hazards. All employees should then be informed of the possible hazards and encouraged to report any unsafe work conditions.
  
  
• Content Notes:
  Publication Date provided by FACE program
  
  not printed on the report.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Safety Management Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Equipment-design Equipment-operators Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 8 Protective-equipment Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Safety-programs Tractors Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE91CO024
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20028563
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2009-108094
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 91CO024, 1991 Oct ; :1-4
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1992
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  71 - Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  1992/09/30
• End Date:
  1997/09/29
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1f4f52748225c1c1375ddab67bb6ed2f7f8a2dc0cb0ecb49ad4252ca334ceaad075526c844fb9c0e7b0bb74c01e4af8ab8515c66e2f66e2fee69ff4670741d1c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/166550/cdc_166550_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 10.95 KB ]