Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126035443 - Golden Valley Harvesting

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 126035443

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 10/20/2004

Site Address:
Golden Valley Harvesting
1/2 Mile S Of Kimberlina & 1.5 Miles W Of 99
Bakersfield, CA 93308

Mailing Address:
5143 Blue Grum Ave., Modesto, CA 95358

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0722

NAICS: 115113/ Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/10/2005

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 02/02/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362524993
Accident	362525032

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201118684

Event: 09/06/2004

Employee's leg broken in vehicle collision

At approximately 1:40 p.m. on September 6, 2004, Employee #1, a driver for Golden Valley Harvesting, was driving a shuttle cart in an almond orchard. When Employee #1 pulled out of the orchard, he failed to notice a semi truck traveling on the intersecting dirt road. The almond shuttle ran into the truck. Emergency personnel were called and the Employee #1 was transported to Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield where he was admitted for treatment of multiple lacerations and a broken right leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HARVESTER, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, MOTOR VEHICLE, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126035443			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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