Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119977437 - Paramount Citrus

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 119977437

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 03/17/1999

Site Address:
Paramount Citrus
1/2 Mi N Of Famoso Rd 1/4 Mile East Of Kyte
Mcfarland, CA 93250

Mailing Address:
36445 Rd 172, Visalia, CA 93292

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0174

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/15/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/27/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361691041

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$560	$0	$560
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$560	$0	$560
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3441 B	07/22/1999	08/24/1999	$560	$560	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201081593

Event: 03/17/1999

Employee Is Killed When Run over by Tractor

On March 17, 1999, Employee #1, a farm worker, was driving a Case International Tractor that was used to pull a spray rig with a 500-gallon tank containing Round-up weed killer. He was spraying weeds in an orange orchard. He was killed when run over by the rear-left wheel of the tractor. Employee #1 was found lying in a supine position with his feet pointing toward the east and his head toward the west. The tractor that he had been driving was found stopped by an orange tree, 86 feet northwest of where his body was found. Examination of the tractor revealed that the transmission was in third gear, when the collision with the tree occurred. It appears that Employee #1 had been travelling north, when he climbed down from the moving tractor for an unknown reason and was run over and killed by the tractor.

Keywords: CHEST, WHEEL, HEAD, AGRICULTURE, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR, RUN OVER, SPRAYING RIG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119977437			Fatality	Other	Farm workers

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