Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125835496 - T&P Farms

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125835496

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 10/06/1998

Site Address:
T&P Farms
County Line Rd. & Rd. 84
Dunnigan, CA 95932

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 83, Arbuckle, CA 95912

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0161

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/16/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/20/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361504780

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$250	$0	$250
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$250	$0	$250
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	3664 E	11/18/1998	11/23/1998	$250	$250	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170618540

Event: 06/06/1998

Employee injured when struck by trailer hitch

At approximately 11:15 a.m. on June 6, 1998, Employee #1, of T & P Farms, finished digging irrigation ditches on tomato fields using a D8 Cat towing a large irrigation trench digger. He used the hydraulic lifting system to raise the plow blade off the ground between the support wheels, and then drove the unit to a storage area. Employee #1 proceeded to disconnect the digger from the back of the tractor without lowering the plow blade. He pulled the disconnect pin while straddling the trailer hitch, causing the blade to drop down in the back and the tongue to move up between his legs. It struck Employee #1, fracturing his wrist and knee and inflicting head injuries. He was transported by the farm foreman to Woodland Memorial Hospital, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, HEAD, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, FARM MACHINERY, TRENCH DIGGER, STRUCK BY, TOWED EQUIPMENT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125835496			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Farm workers

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