OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14339477

CALVIN BRYANT LANDSCAPING AND NURSERY INC

GREENSBORO, NC— 1984-11-13T00:00:00

Event: JUMP START, STARTED IN GEAR, CRUSHED, TRACTOR, RUN OVER, BACKHOE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #15010473
Employer profile: CALVIN BRYANT LANDSCAPING AND NURSERY INC
Summary number: 14339477
Report ID: 453710

Event description

CRUSHED BY TRACTOR WHEEL

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND BESIDE A FORD 550 TRACTOR, WHICH WAS BEIN G USED AS A BACKHOE IN A LANDSCAPING OPERATION. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO ST ART THE TRACTOR USING "JUMPER CABLES", WHICH HE ATTACHED TO THE BATTERY OF A COM PANY TRUCK. EMPLOYEE #1 ATTACHED THE CABLES TO THE BATTERY OF THE TRACTOR, THEN STARTED IT WHILE STANDING ON THE GROUND. THE TRACTOR STARTED AND IMMEDIATELY MOV ED FORWARD, KNOCKING EMPLOYEE #1 TO THE GROUND. THE TRACTOR STALLED AFTER THE RE AR WHEEL ROLLED ONTO THE BACK OF EMPLOYEE #1. THE TRACTOR WAS RESTARTED IMMEDIAT ELY AND BACKED OFF EMPLOYEE #1. CPR WAS STARTED AND EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. HE DIED 2 1/2 HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
3

Event type
14

Source
27

Occupation code
486

Human factor
13

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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