Fatality Narrative: Ranch Worker Dies When ATV Rolls Over

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On July 21, 2008, a ranch worker died when the four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle (ATV) he was operating rolled over. The victim was employed at a cattle ranch where he had worked for over a year. He was an experienced ATV operator and competitive motorcycle racer. He was driving the ATV to access irrigation wheel lines and move them. He was on a rough dirt road alongside a hay field at the ranch when he lost control and the ATV rolled. A police report indicated that the ATV was traveling at high speed when it struck a small bump in the dirt road. According to the coroner, the victim died of blunt force impact to the abdomen as a result of being struck by the ATV. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Agriculture
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Safety
  • Staff Development
  • Workplace
• Keywords:
  • Agricultural machinery
  • Agricultural workers
  • Agriculture
  • Agricultural safety
  • Personal protection
  • Personal protective equipment
  • PPE
  • Training
  • Safety
  • Guidelines
  More +
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051595
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-104-2011, 2011 Sep; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: ranch worker dies when ATV rolls over
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228769/cdc_228769_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 121.89 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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