Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122565.015 - Farm worker picking olives incurs multiple injuries in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 122565.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/15/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1451635.015	12/17/2019		115115	Agustin Alvarado

Abstract: At 9:28 a.m. on October 15, 2019, an employee was working as a farm worker for a farm labor contractor and crew leader. She was not a migrant farm worker. She was picking olives. She was standing on a 16-foot (4.9 meter) ladder. She lost her balance when she shifted her position. She fell from about 9 feet (2.7 meters). She was injured when she struck the ground. She suffered hip and lower back pain and possible fractures. She was hospitalized for six days to treat her back and other injuries.

Keywords: Agriculture, Back, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Farm, Farm worker, Fracture, Harvesting, Hip, Ladder, Orchard Ladder, Tree

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1451635.015	37	F	Hospitalized injury		Farm workers

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