Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170725220 - Employee injured when caught between farm vehicles

Accident Summary Nr: 170725220 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/05/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125817031	09/19/2002	0722	115113	Gene Robben Ranch

Abstract: On September 5, 2002, Employee #1, a tractor driver for a farming operation, left the operator's station of a tomato harvester to adjust the electronic sorter. When the moving harvester jumped a row, he turned to go back to the operator's station. As Employee #1 was approaching the harvester, he became caught between the tomato tub trailer and the harvester's railing. Employee #1 suffered fractures to several of his ribs and vertebrae and was hospitalized.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, FRACTURE, AGRICULTURE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, FARM MACHINERY, HARVESTER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, RIB, UNMANNED, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125817031			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Farm workers

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