Crop Management Co.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Aug 7, 2018 (fatal): Employee collides with flatbed truck while riding atv and is

At 2:00 p.m. on August 7, 2018, an employee was driving an All-Terrain Vehicle traveling south on a private dirt road in a grape vineyard when he collided with a flatbed truck that was transporting boxes of grapes. The employee was killed in the collision.

Incident on Sep 3, 1998: Employee thrown from vehicle while spraying weeds

On September 3, 1998, Employee #1 was spraying weeds using a Randal, model RW-5, spray rig. The vehicle on which Employee #1 was riding had two seats at the fro nt and a 300 gallon container of weed killer behind the seats. Employee #1, alon g with his coworker, was spraying weed killer in a citrus orchard. As they were riding down an 8 to 11 foot slope the brakes failed. As the vehicle continued do wn the incline the rear of the cart began to rise off the ground. When this happ ened, Employee #1 was thrown from his seat to the ground in front of the cart. A s the rig continued to travel forward several feet he pushed in front of it. Emp loyee #1 ended up under the front of the vehicle before the vehicle finally stop ped.