Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103411450 - Lds Farm Labor

Inspection Information - Office: Region 09; San Francisco

Inspection Nr: 103411450

Report ID: 0933800

Date Opened: 04/26/1988

Site Address:
Lds Farm Labor
1620 River Road
Salinas, CA 93908

Mailing Address:
21 Fourth Street, Gonzales, CA 93926

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0761

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/09/1988

Emphasis: N:Fieldsan

Case Closed: 08/02/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360437248

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19040006	05/20/1988	06/10/1988	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 747618

Event: 04/24/1988

VINEYARD EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN FORKLIFT OVERTURNED

EMPLOYEE #1 HAD BEEN TRAINED IN FORKLIFT OPERATION BY THE VINEYARD SUPERVISOR FOR ONLY ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. EMPLOYEE #1 THEN DROVE THE UNLOADED TRUCK DOWN A BADLY RUTTED VINEYARD ACCESS ROAD TOWARD THE WORK AREA. THE ROAD HAD ABOUT A SIX PERCENT GRADE, AND WAS SLOPED TO ONE SIDE. WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DRIVING THE LIFT TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD, IT OVERTURNED. HE WAS THROWN FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND CRUSHED TO DEATH UNDER THE ROLLOVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE. NO SEAT BELT OR OTHER RESTRAINT DEVICE WAS PROVIDED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE SLEEPY HOLLOW INVESTMENT COMPANY, SALINAS, CALIFORNIA.

Keywords: UNSECURED, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, INEXPERIENCE, SEAT BELT, UNTRAINED, OVERTURN, CRUSHED, UNSTABLE SURFACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103411450			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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