Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170724587 - Employee's skull fractured when struck by tow bar

Accident Summary Nr: 170724587 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 10/27/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125674341	11/13/1997	0175	0	Richard Wilbur Ranch

Abstract: On October 27, 1997, Employee #1, a 19-year-old worker on a prune and walnut farm, was driving an orchard tractor that had a 5 ft long by 3 in. in diameter equipment tow bar dragging behind it on a flexible safety chain. The tow bar became caught on a buried piece of 3 in. wide channel iron. The tow bar pivoted back and up, striking Employee #1 on the back of the head. He suffered a serious skull fracture, for which he was hospitalized. The channel iron protruded approximately 2 in. from the ground after being uprooted by the tow bar.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, AGRICULTURE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, STRUCK AGAINST, CAUGHT BY, SKULL, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR, TOWED EQUIPMENT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125674341			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Farm workers

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