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.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Colorado: A Golf Course Greenskeeper is Killed When a Tractor Rolled Over Him
1991
4 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Environmental Health & Safety , Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Natural Resource Management , Reciprocation & Rotating Combustion Engines , Job Environment , Occupational safety and health , Accident investigations , Greenskeeper , Golf course , Tractor , Rotary mowers installation , Engine on , In gear , Rolled over victim , Victim died , Recommendations , Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) , Power take-off (PTO)