Farm Worker Crushed in ATV Rollover During Herbicide Application on a Hillside - Oregon

Details

• Personal Author:
  Hanley, Barbara
• Corporate Authors:
  Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Program) (OR-FACE) ; Oregon Health & Science University. Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences
• Description:
  On March 16th, 2020, a 41-year-old Hispanic female vineyard technician was killed when the sprayer system equipped all-terrain vehicle (ATV) she was operating rolled over and pinned her underneath. The decedent was part of a small crew, but working by herself applying agricultural chemicals to the lower half of the vineyard, out of sight of co-workers. Co-workers became concerned when she did not return when expected and went to look for her shortly before 3:00pm. They found the decedent underneath the ATV and removed the vehicle to attempt CPR. Emergency responders arrived and pronounced the decedent dead at the scene. There were no witnesses of the rollover event. Blunt force trauma was ruled as the cause of death.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Automobiles Farmers Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Analysis Accident Prevention Agricultural Industry Equipment Operation Farm Workers Fatalities OSHA Region 10 Safety Practices Spraying Equipment Traumatic Injuries Vehicle Safety

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• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Motor Vehicles ; Hispanic - Agricultural
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE20OR002
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-17
• Contributor:
  Smart, Nikolas ; Olson, Ryan
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064350
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2022-100425
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 20OR002, 2021 Sep ; :1-17
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  Oregon Health & Science University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  11 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting - (NAICS) ; 111332 - Grape Vineyards - (NAICS) ; 312130 - Wineries - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  2005/07/01
• End Date:
  2026/06/30
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:860cd63357d88590ad1cd9a94546280a829c1c5f63bad1545028d5c667d98fd6967195a5699ac45e4f13d70d35323d67c26191baae04bd011d5e3ccc11320a9c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/164866/cdc_164866_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.07 MB ]