Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316518786 - Tom Charter & Perry Charter Partners Dba T&P Farms

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 10:20 a.m. on October 2, 2012, Employee #1, a36-year-old male with Tom Charter & Perry Charter Partners dba T&P Farms based in Arbuckle California was operating an agricultural piece of equipment referred to as a Nut Bankout wagon. While entering a public roadway, from a driveway at the farm service shop yard, a pick-up truck, traveling along the public road struck the equipment. The farm crew in the service shop heard the incident and responded. The Nut Bankout equipment had spun around counter-clockwise and Employee #1 was found outside the unit with markings to suggest that he was run over by the equipment. Emergency Medical Services were summoned, paramedics attempted to stabilize Employee #1, but were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to the McNary Moore Funeral Home.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, FARM MACHINERY, HARVESTER, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR, UNMANNED, RUN OVER