Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170708010 - Employee slightly injured as grape picker rolls over

Accident Summary Nr: 170708010 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 09/14/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120069935	09/20/1994	0762	0	Winelands Farming Company

Abstract: At about 10:00 p.m. on September 14, 1994, Employee #1 was operating a self-propelled grape picking machine. He was preparing to enter a vine row on terraced land with a 2 foot embankment. In front of the picking machine there was a tractor pulling a trailer for the picked grapes; its back light shone into the picking machine operator's eyes. Before he could stop the machine, it went off the 2 foot embankment and rolled over. Employee #1 did not sustain serious injuries, but he was transported to the hospital where he stayed for 2 hours. The machine is self-leveling for terraced land but could not react fast enough while going down the embankment. It had all the required lights.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, EYE, AGRICULTURE, ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, LIGHTING, POOR VISIBILITY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120069935			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Farm workers

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