Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201086253 - Employee Is Crushed and Killed Between Two Vehicles

Accident Summary Nr: 201086253 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 06/22/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306358961	06/23/2005	0761	115115	Ceballos Flc

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on June 22, 2005, Employee #1, of Ceballos Farm Labor Contracting in Porterville, CA., was towing a Ford New Holland model 8010 agricultural tractor with a malfunctioning clutch. The operators of the two vehicles were dismounted, and the engines were running. Employee #1 was attaching a chain to the tractor, when the tractor lurched forward. Employee #1's abdomen was crushed between the two vehicles. He was killed. Leaving the tractor engines running was the primary cause of the incident.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, CLUTCH, ENGINE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRACTOR, TOWED EQUIPMENT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306358961			Fatality	Other	Farm workers

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