An 84-year-old farmer died on May 21, 2005 from injuries received after he was run over by the rear tire of a farm tractor he was attempting to bypass-start. The decedent was using one tractor to start a second tractor that was malfunctioning. The victim positioned himself between the two tractors and attached a set of jumper cables to the batteries. He then used a pair of metal pliers to create a short circuit at the starter of the tractor. When the tractor started, it struck him and caused him to fall. The farmer was then run over, pulled under the tire, and ejected behind the tractor. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for Oklahoma: A Farmer Was Killed While Bypass-Starting His Tractor. Accident Date: May 21, 2005
2005
10 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Environmental Health & Safety , Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Job Environment , Environmental & Occupational Factors , Accident investigation , Occupational safety and health , Oklahoma , Fatality , Farmer , Tractor , Bypass-start , Jumper cables , Batteries , Metal pliers , Cause of death , Rear tire , Recommendations , Oklahome Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OKFACE)