Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125795559 - Houghton

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125795559

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 02/09/1998

Site Address:
Houghton
7535 Ridgeview Lane
Penryn, CA 95663

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8811

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/10/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/19/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361504624

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170787956

Event: 01/31/1998

Employee's neck broken when farm tractor flips over

On the morning of January 31, 1998, Employee #1 was engaged in his regular chores at a ranch in Penryn, CA. He was driving the ranch's 1-ton, dual truck down a hill to the barn when it became stuck in the mud. Employee #1 retrieved a 1952 Ford MD 8-NC farm tractor and stopped it about 30 ft in front of the truck; he then attached a cable and chain between the truck and the back of the tractor. Employee #1 was trying to pull the truck out of the mud when, as he stepped on the gas, the tractor's front end rose off the ground and continued over backward, landing on top of him and breaking his neck. He was found by his wife when she returned home later that day. The Penryn Fire Department , the California Highway Patrol, and the Placer County Sheriff/Coroner's office all responded. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: FRACTURE, VEHICLE, FARM MACHINERY, STUCK VEHICLE, TRUCK, NECK, TRACTOR, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125795559			Fatality	Fracture	Farm workers

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