Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202287637 - Employee killed when run over by agricultural vehicle

Accident Summary Nr: 202287637 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 03/20/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109312611	03/20/1997	0761	0	F & W Harvesting, Inc.

Abstract: On March 20, 1997, Employee #1 and coworkers, of F & W Harvesting, Inc., were picking oranges at the Sorrell harvesting groves. Employee #1 finished picking and asked the driver of the "goat," a diesel-fueled, field-modified, GMC school bus, serial #T16PAAV576516, to transport his ladder and two tubs to the next grove. The driver agreed, and Employee #1 stood on the vehicle's fuel tank. He subsequently either slipped off or was knocked off the slippery tank surface by a tree branch. Employee #1 was run over by the vehicle's rear tires and was killed.

Keywords: VEHICLE, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, SLIP, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, RUN OVER, MOTOR VEHICLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109312611			Fatality	Fracture	Farm workers

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