Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 120405.015 - Employee fractures vertebrae when thrown from tractor
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1418296.015 | 07/25/2019 | 115112 | Riverwest Leveling, Inc. |
Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on July 5, 2019, an employee was applying fertilizer to a mature walnut orchard when he pulled out of the row of walnut trees and made a right turn onto a dirt road and then the tractor veered left and went into an adjacent orchard. The tractor struck a tree and the employee was thrown off of it. The employee suffered multiple vertebral fractures and was hospitalized for a month.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1418296.015 | 54 | M | Hospitalized injury | Laborers, except construction |