Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170152979 - Employee injured as tractor lands in ditch

Accident Summary Nr: 170152979 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 08/14/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119913283	08/18/1992	0721	0	Hiji Brothers

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on August 14, 1992, Employee #1, a farm tractor driver for Hiji Brothers, Inc., was operating a John Deere tractor and towing a Lind blade across level terrain. While attempting to turn the tractor approximately 30 ft from the end of a row after having worked half the field, Employee #1 noticed that the wheels or steering would not turn. The tractor was traveling approximately 10 mph when it entered a 4 ft ditch. Employee #1 is being treated for back pain at Los Robles Hospital. Mechanics investigated and found nothing wrong with the tractor.

Keywords: DITCH, AGRICULTURE, DRIVER, BACK, TRACTOR, LOST CONTROL, MECH MALFUNCTION, STEERING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119913283			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Farm workers

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