Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119800019 - Joel L. Coelho, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 119800019

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 04/11/1997

Site Address:
Joel L. Coelho, Inc.
605 West Clausen
Turlock, CA 95380

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3640, Turlock, CA 95381

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4212

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/01/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/15/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361398407

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170864094

Event: 02/13/1997

Employee injured when struck by flying end of chain

On February 13, 1997, Employee #1 and a coworker were righting a forklift/converted front end loader that had tipped over. The coworker was using three C.M. Chain 5/16 in. binding chains linked in a series to the hitch point of a crawler tractor. Employee #1, operating the crawler tractor, put tension on the chains as he began to pull up on the forklift. It had been raised part-way when the chain nearest to the crawler tractor broke. The free end of the chain struck Employee #1 in the forehead. He suffered a concussion and a fractured sinus, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: CHAIN, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, FOREHEAD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FLYING OBJECT, FACE, BROKEN CHAIN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119800019			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Farm workers

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