Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125863167 - Circle G Ranch

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125863167

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 11/03/1995

Site Address:
Circle G Ranch
30479 County Road # 24
Woodland, CA 95695

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0161

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/17/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/05/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361509367

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170813547

Event: 10/30/1995

Employee drowns when pickup overturns in ditch

Employee #1, a 20-year-old farm worker, was driving a 1988 Ford pickup truck along an approximately 15 ft wide dirt road in the midst of agricultural fields. An approximately 20 ft wide drainage ditch flanked the north side of the road and a planting field ran along the south side. Employee #1 picked up three coworkers and was backing down the road when the left side tires went onto the drainage ditch embankment. The three coworkers exited the truck just before it overturned and landed on its roof in the drainage ditch, which was filled with approximately 3 ft of water. The truck roof was crushed, pinning Employee #1 in the cab. The coworkers were unable to free him and one ran nearly a mile to the farm shop to request help. The foreman brought a backhoe to the site and with it they were able to move the truck. Employee #1 had drowned.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, DITCH, AGRICULTURE, PINNED, DROWN, PICKUP TRUCK, LOST CONTROL, BACKING UP, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125863167			Fatality	Other	Farm workers

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