Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111969382 - Stephen & Debra Tarke Farms

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 111969382

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 05/05/1993

Site Address:
Stephen & Debra Tarke Farms
Hwy. 20, W. Of Morehead Rd., 5 Mi. E. Of Meridian
Meridian, CA 95957

Mailing Address:
2222 Mawson Rd., Meridian, CA 95957

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0112

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/06/1993

Emphasis: L:Fieldsan

Case Closed: 02/02/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362110942

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3203 A	05/24/1993	06/24/1993	$150	$150	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170723274

Event: 05/05/1993

Employee killed when tractor rolls over

At about 7:15 a.m. on May 5, 1993, Employee #1's employer dropped him off in a rice field where his tractor was located. Employee #1 drove about 0.3 miles across the field to a fuel tank and fueled the rubber-tired John Deere 4020 tractor. He then retraced his route and mowed a small ramp area. After completing that job, Employee #1 drove down the levee road about 100 yards, made a 90-degree turn to the right, and went about 45 yards when, for unknown reasons, he went off an 8-foot embankment. The tractor overturned, pinning Employee #1 beneath it. The employer arrived at the accident site at about 10:00 a.m. and called 911. Employee #1 was declared dead on the scene. Employee #1 had mowed the levee road the day before the accident and had been on his way to mow roads at other locations. The tractor, a 1966 model, did not have rops and was exempted from having them because it was manufactured prior to October 1976.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, AGRICULTURE, PINNED, ROLL-OVER, TRACTOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111969382			Fatality	Fracture	Farm workers

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