Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123385.015 - Employee fractures knee in fall while dismounting tractor

Accident Summary Nr: 123385.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 11/04/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1442864.015	11/05/2019		111920	J G Boswell Company

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on November 4, 2019, an employee as a Laborer for a cotton farm was operating a John Deere 8400 series tractor with a water trailer to water down a dirt road for dust suppression. The employee stopped for lunch and fell from the second step of the tractor while dismounting. The step is 32 inches from the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured left knee.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cotton, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Farm, Farm Machinery, Farm worker, Foot, Fracture, Knee, Laborer, Leg, Motor Vehicle, Step, Strain, Tractor

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1442864.015	61	F	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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