Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170628705 - Employee killed in fall from tractor

Accident Summary Nr: 170628705 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/15/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120090089	09/17/1997	0191	0	J. Giacone Ranch, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were moving irrigation piping from a trailer into a storage yard. When the trailer was empty, the driver started back the tractor out of the parking area. Rather than sitting in the passenger basket, Employee #1 was perched on the basket's guardrail. The driver stopped backing up and put the tractor into forward gear. The tractor jumped forward slightly, and Employee #1 fell backward, landing between the rear tire and the passenger basket. Although he was not run over by the rear wheel, there was only a 16 in. clearance and he suffered serious internal injuries. Employee #1 died as he was being transported to the hospital.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, FALL, TRACTOR, TOWED EQUIPMENT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120090089			Fatality	Other	Laborers, except construction

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