Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171043102 - Employee killed when tractor rolls over down embankment

Accident Summary Nr: 171043102 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 07/28/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115219164	07/28/1995	0175	0	Rowley & Hawkins Fruit Farms Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on July 28, 1995, Employee #1, age 18, was operating a tractor when he engaged in horseplay with another employee. According to witnesses, he was trying to pass a coworker on another piece of equipment when he drove off a dirt embankment. The tractor rolled over and pinned Employee #1 under its rear tire. He sustained serious head and shoulder injuries, and was killed.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, HEAD, AGRICULTURE, PINNED, ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, FARM MACHINERY, TRACTOR, LOST CONTROL, HORSEPLAY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115219164			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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