Fatality Narrative: Operator Killed When Tractor Rolls Over

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On July 25, 2005, a tractor operator was killed at a job site when the tractor rolled over, and crushed him. The 21-year-old victim was employed by a land subdivision contractor who bought and sold vacant land to be developed for the building of new residential homes. The victim was a college student who had taken the job for the summer and had been working for this employer for about two months. His job was to operate a Kubota compact tractor with a rear-mounted mower or "brush hog" to cut grass and brush so as to maintain vacant land for the housing development. He was not trained in the safe operation of this tractor. Prior to the fatal incident the victim was driving the tractor with the brush hog attachment along an old tractor trail. He was being followed by two co-workers who were riding 4-wheeled all-terrain vehicles. According to a witness, the victim was driving the tractor fast and they were "horsing-around." The victim looked over his shoulder and lost control of the tractor as he was going around a bend. He was ejected from the tractor as it rolled over, and the rollover protective structure (ROPS), or roll bar, crushed him. The tractor had a seatbelt, but the victim was not wearing it. He was declared dead at the scene from blunt chest trauma. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Automobiles Education Mortality Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Agricultural Machinery Employees Equipment Design Equipment Maintenance Equipment Operation Equipment Operators Equipment Reliability Fatalities Hazards Motor Vehicles Protective Equipment Protective Measures Rollover Protective Structures ROPS Safety Belts Safety Education Safety Measures Safety Practices Tractors Training Traumatic Injuries Work Environment Workers Worker Safety

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• 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:20051771
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-45-2006, 2006 Apr; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: operator killed when tractor rolls over
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ee7e9f17ad7fe0e2db831b59be918b12faac24c4d2d95605d4eda4630bb8ff6937565f274535fdadd852fc38cd73cdb40c103e1958f2f93b8a070a7f2d02d4db
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228828/cdc_228828_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 79.01 KB ]