Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201492451 - Farm Worker Sustains Fractured Leg in Fall from Trailer
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 310829379 | 02/25/2009 | 0761 | 115115 | R Avila Farm Labor Service |
Abstract: At approximately 1:45 p.m. on May 10, 2008, Employee #1 was a regular full-time employee of R. Avila Farm Labor Services, Inc., in Delano, CA. At the time of the accident, she was working in a cherry orchard in Arvin, CA. She and twenty other farm labor workers under the direction and control of a crew leader were picking cherries. Employee #1 was hanging or leaning over the side of a bin on a flatbed trailer full of cherries. She had one leg on the ground, and she was covering the fruit with a tarp. One of her coworkers, the driver of a tractor, did not know that Employee #1 was still on the bin. When he put the tractor in motion, Employee #1 fell off the trailer. Her leg was caught and dragged by one of the trailer's tires. Employee #1 sustained a broken leg. She was hospitalized for longer than twenty-four hours for surgery for her injuries.
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 310829379 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Supervisors, farm workers |
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