Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125585752 - Sterling Vineyards

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125585752

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 05/22/1998

Site Address:
Sterling Vineyards
550 Sonoma Hwy
Napa, CA 94558

Mailing Address:
P O Box 365, Calistoga, CA 94515

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0172

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/10/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/24/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361591399
Accident	361591449

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$450	$0	$450
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$450	$0	$450
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	3203 A07	07/14/1998	07/14/1998	$450	$450	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170764385

Event: 05/19/1998

Employee injured when loader/backhoe rolls down bank

Employee #1 was using a small Terramite TDC backhoe-loader, serial # 5950642, owned by U.S. Rentals, for his job at a vineyard. He was switching his seat position from digging to driving when the tractor tipped over about 4 ft from the edge of a nearly vertical embankment. The vehicle rolled over approximately 9 1/2 ft down the creek bed, landing upright on top of Employee #1's upper body. He suffered fractured ribs, a dislocated right shoulder, a separated left shoulder, and puncture and laceration wounds to his left leg. Employee #1 did not follow the manufacturer's written instructions to get off the tractor when switching seat positions.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LOADER/BACKHOE, SHOULDER, AGRICULTURE, ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, LACERATION, TRACTOR, LEG, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125585752			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Excavating and loading machine operators

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