Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170724355 - Employee injured when run over by mechanical harvester

Accident Summary Nr: 170724355 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 08/14/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125673814	08/22/1997	0175	0	California Custom Harvesting, Inc.

Abstract: On August 1, 1997, Employee #1, age 20, was operating the receiving half of a mechanical fruit harvester. He put the transmission into forward but the harvester started too fast and he lost his balance. Employee #1 was falling backward when he pulled the transmission lever into reverse. As he fell to the ground the harvester's right rear tire ran over his feet and legs. He suffered a compound fracture of his right lower leg and several fractures to the small bones of his left foot. Employee #1 worked for a company that contracted to do custom harvesting.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AGRICULTURE, FARM MACHINERY, HARVESTER, FALL, LOST BALANCE, RUN OVER, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125673814			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Farm workers

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