Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97570.015 - Employee is caught under tractor during roll-over and suffer

Accident Summary Nr: 97570.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 07/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1249998.015	07/21/2017		111336	Valley Farm Management, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:50 a.m. on July 20, 2017, an employee was applying a fungicide to the grape vines at the ranch. The employee was spraying the fungicide while driving a John Deere tractor. The employee was going to turn down the next row when they noticed a second vehicle that was blocking their path. The employee reversed his tractor and the tractor rolled approximately 150 feet down an embankment. A coworker found the employee pinned under a rear tire and the employee was transported by air ambulance to the hospital where they were treated for possible fractured ribs.

Keywords: Agriculture, Embankment, Fracture, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rib, Roll-Over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1249998.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Farm workers

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