Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201091956 - WORKERS EXPOSED TO AMMONIA WERE TREATED AND RELEASED

Accident Summary Nr: 201091956 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 04/14/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126213024	04/21/1998	0723	0	Golden Valley Produce Llc

Abstract: At 1:00 a.m. on April 14, 1998, Employee #1, an employee of Golden Valley Produce, was operating a forklift inside a large carrot packing facility. Employee #1 was moving empty bins from one area of the plant to another. The bins were stacked one on tip of another directly under an ammonia line which was 16 feet above the floor. In the process of moving the boxes, Employee #1 struck and ruptured the ammonia line. Employee #1 and two other employees were taken to San Joaquin Hospital in Bakersfield, California for exposure to ammonia, where they were treated and released.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, AMMONIA, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, RESPIRATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126213024	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Graders and sorters, agricultural products
2	126213024	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Graders and sorters, agricultural products
3	126213024	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Graders and sorters, agricultural products

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