Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170354799 - Employee injured in fall from ladder while picking fruit

Accident Summary Nr: 170354799 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 09/01/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111969267	02/02/1995	0175	0	Tarsem Singh Khagura

Abstract: On September 1, 1994, Employee #1, under employment for a farm labor contractor, was picking peaches in a young orchard. Since the trees were young, the fruit needed to be picked by hand; in mature orchards, the trees are shaken rather than picked. It was the second day of work, and Employee #1 was working from about the fifth step of a 10 ft aluminum ladder. For some reason, Employee #1 fell from the ladder, striking her back against it as she fell. She was hospitalized with damage to her vertebral discs and severe contusions to her pelvis and right side.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, BACK, PELVIS, FALL, CONTUSION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111969267			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Farm workers

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