Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135387.015 - Employee injures head and leg when vehicle flips over

Accident Summary Nr: 135387.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 11/18/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1514000.015	02/08/2021		111339	Shiloh Ranch

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on November 18, 2020, an employee was driving a custom made mobile chemical sprayer to a location in the orchard. The employee was driving the sprayer downhill, when the brakes failed. He tried to steer the vehicle uphill to slow it down, however that maneuver caused the vehicle to flip over on him. The vehicle was custom made and did not have roll-over protection. The employee was hospitalized to treat head trauma and a lower left leg injury.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Brake failure, Chemical, Head, Leg, Overturn, Roll-Over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1514000.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Farm workers

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