Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170727549 - Employee injured when forced against steering wheel

Accident Summary Nr: 170727549 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 08/25/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119731347	08/31/1993	0762	0	Bacchus Agricultural Services

Abstract: Employee #1 was driving a tractor and pulling a trailer with empty grape bins to be used by the harvest crew. While traveling down the vineyard avenue, he crossed over a frame and plate covering a pump and valve pit. The corner of the frame was protruding 2 inches above the eroded tire tracks. The trailer caught against the frame and stopped immediately, causing Employee #1 to lunge forward and strike the tractor's steering wheel with his abdomen (just below the sternum) and his head. Employee #1 suffered internal injuries that required surgery. This hazard could not be readily recognized by Employee #1 or the investigators until the incident was recreated.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, SEAT BELT, TRACTOR, TRAILER, STEERING WHEEL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119731347			Hospitalized injury	Other	Farm workers

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