Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201495470 - Employee Is Killed in Collision of Farm Vehicle with Gate

Accident Summary Nr: 201495470 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/30/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315072470	09/30/2011	0173	111335	F & T Farms

Abstract: On September 30, 2011, Employee #1, a 25-year-old seasonal worker, was working for an almond grower, his employer of three years. Employee #1 was driving an empty bankout car out of an almond grove, and he hit the horizontal top rail of a gate made from 4-inch pipe. The pipe came through the front windshield, went through the cab, and exited out the back window of the cab. It struck Employee #1 near his left jaw and pulled his head through the back window. Employee #1 was killed. The Division was notified by telephone about this fatality at 12:15 p.m. on September 30, 2011. There were no violations of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations related to this incident.

Keywords: HEAD, VEHICLE, AGRICULTURE, STRUCK AGAINST, COLLISION, FENCE, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315072470			Fatality	Other	Laborers, except construction

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