OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14526370
FELLSMERE MANAGEMENT COMPANY
FELLSMERE, FL—
Event description
TRACTOR OVERTURNED INTO CANAL; DRIVER DROWNED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A GROVE TRACTOR (1973 FORD 5000, SERIAL #0380484), WHI CH WAS ASSIGNED TO THE FENCE UNIT. HE MADE A RIGHT TURN FROM THE GROVE ONTO A WE LL GRADED ACCESS ROAD. HE WAS APPARENTLY DRIVING TOO FAST, AS THE TURN APPEARED TO BE WIDE TO THE LEFT. THE REAR WHEELS WERE SPINNING SLIGHTLY. THE TIRE TRACKS LED SHARPLY BACK TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CONTA CTED THE SOFT CANAL BANK. THE BANK APPEARED TO GIVE WAY UNDER THE TRACTOR'S WEIG HT AND THE TRACTOR OVERTURNED INTO THE CANAL, LANDING UPSIDE DOWN. THE EMPLOYEE WAS PINNED UNDER THE TRACTOR IN ABOUT 4 FEET OF WATER. HE DROWNED. THE CANAL IS ABOUT 13 FEET WIDE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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