Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119799740 - Kyser Farm

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 119799740

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 11/23/1996

Site Address:
Kyser Farm
Camp #2 Bacon Island
Stockton, CA 95201

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 343, Stockton, CA 95201

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0134

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/06/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/17/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361399009

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			4		7
Current Violations	3			4		7
Initial Penalty	$2,070	$0	$0	$1,140	$0	$3,210
Current Penalty	$2,070	$0	$0	$1,140	$0	$3,210
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	3441 A03	02/21/1997	11/23/1996	$550	$550	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	3272 B	02/21/1997	03/07/1997	$140	$140	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	1592 A	02/21/1997	03/07/1997	$225	$225	$0	-
4.	01004	Other	4070 A	02/21/1997	03/07/1997	$225	$225	$0	-
5.	02001	Serious	3445 D	02/21/1997	03/21/1997	$690	$690	$0	-
6.	03001	Serious	4075 A	02/21/1997	02/06/1997	$690	$690	$0	-
7.	04001	Serious	3999 B	02/21/1997	02/06/1997	$690	$690	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170865380

Event: 11/22/1996

Employee killed when struck by weed chopper blades

On November 22, 1996, Employee #1, a tractor operator, dismounted from a John Deere 4020 high-crop tractor, possibly to unclog the blades on the attached Caldwell weed chopper. He failed to shut off the tractor and to disconnect the power take-off (PTO) to the chopper. Employee #1 was struck in the head by the chopper blades and was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, ROTATING PARTS, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, FARM MACHINERY, CLOGGED, STRUCK BY, BLADE, POWER TAKE-OFF

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119799740			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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