Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170380257 - Employee injured when struck by backhoe bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 170380257 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 03/09/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119734150	03/13/1995	0172	0	Mendocino Vineyard Company

Abstract: Employee #1, a vineyard foreman, was removing diesel engine pumps from an area flooded to 4 ft by the Russian River. He was assisting by handing necessary tools to remove intake and discharge lines. He was within 6 to 8 feet of the case backhoe adjacent to the river bank, positioned in the swing zone of the backhoe bucket when excess slack in the tow chain struck him and the chain broke his left ankle.

Keywords: CHAIN, FRACTURE, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, BACKHOE BUCKET, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119734150			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Farm workers

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