Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201496759 - Worker Sustains Fracture When Tractor Starts in Gear

Accident Summary Nr: 201496759 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 04/26/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315075143	05/18/2012	0172	111332	Lubisich Brothers Co. Inc.

Abstract: On April 26, 2012, Employee #1 was working for a rancher and a farm labor contractor at a ranch near Fowler, CA. Employee #1 was starting a blue Ford Model Number 4610 tractor to warm it up so that he could begin a spraying operation. He was between the tractor's frame and a rear wheel. The previous operator of the tractor had left the tractor in gear. Employee #1 did not know that the tractor's neutral start switch was not functioning. The tractor could thus be started in gear. When Employee #1 started the tractor, it rolled forward and hit him. He sustained a fracture to his shoulder when the wheel rolled over him. Employee #1 was taken to Fresno Community Medical Center, in Fresno, California, for treatment. He was not hospitalized.

Keywords: WHEEL, FRACTURE, SHOULDER, AGRICULTURE, STARTED IN GEAR, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR, RUN OVER, SPRAYING RIG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315075143			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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