Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report for New York: Contractor Dies in Tractor Overturn While Skidding Logs

摘要

On August 14, 2002, a 45-year-old male contractor died from traumatic asphyxia after being crushed in a tractor overturn. The victim had been skidding logs on a farm property for a few months prior to the incident. On the day of the incident, the victim had been dragging a log up an incline when the tractor he was operating overturned to the rear crushing the victim in the operator position. The victim's body was trapped between the ground and the weight of the tractor. The elderly farm owner discovered the victim while walking on the farm lane. The local fire rescue squad and the county sheriff responded but could find no signs of life. Equipment was brought in to remove the tractor from on top of the victim. The coroner was also called to the scene and pronounced the victim dead at the scene.