Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136932.015 - Farm employee's leg is burned by tractor exhaust pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 136932.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 01/25/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1516980.015	02/26/2021		111335	John & Claudia Weeks

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on Monday, January 25, 2021, an employee was working at a tree nut farm. Almond harvesting was taking place. The employee was operating a Ford 4600 tractor. He was replacing a bolt that had fallen out of the tractor hitch assembly. As he was tightening the bolt, his left leg came up against the hot exhaust pipe. His left leg was burned. He was hospitalized. There was no indication that the employee was a migrant farm worker or that language was a barrier.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Automotive Repair, Burn, Farm, Farm Machinery, Farm worker, Hand Tool, Leg, Maintenance, Tractor, Unsafe Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1516980.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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