Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201507894 - Overturned Golf Cart

Accident Summary Nr: 201507894 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 08/17/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310060926	08/23/2007	7992	713910	Wente Vineyards

Abstract: On 8-17-07, six employees riding a golf cart down an inclined golf cart path were injured, three of them seriously, when the cart overturned as it was negotiating a curve and then crashed into a wooden railing. The CHP officer who investigated the accident concluded that the cause was due to the unsafe speed the driver was doing while making a left turn downhill with a grade of approximately 30 The six-passenger golf carts were being used by employer in climbing slopes in excess of 20which it is not designed for and operated at speeds which endangers employees.

Keywords: SPEEDING, MOTOR VEHICLE, OVERTURN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310060926			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sales occupations, other business services
2	310060926			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sales support occupations, n.e.c.

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.