Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170813257 - Employee injured when clothing entangled in PTO

Accident Summary Nr: 170813257 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 02/23/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120328786	04/25/1995	0172	0	Oaxaca Vineyards

Abstract: On February 23, 1995, Employee #1 and a coworker, of Oaxaca Vineyards, were filling a spray tank with herbicide. Employee #1 was reaching to close the valve of a spray tank when the bottom of his serape became entangled with the PTO drive line. Employee #1 was thrown to the ground. He sustained a fracture to his left shoulder and injuries to his face. The section of the PTO drive line on which his clothing became entangled was not guarded.

Keywords: CLOTHING, CLEARANCE, FRACTURE, SHOULDER, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, ENTANGLED, FACE, POWER TAKE-OFF, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120328786			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Farm workers

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