Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123911216 - Marquez Harvesting

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 123911216

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 04/15/2003

Site Address:
Marquez Harvesting
24081 Johns Dr
Porterville, CA 93257

Mailing Address:
16088 Ave 328, Ivanhoe, CA 93235

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0761

NAICS: 115115/Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 05/16/2003

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 05/16/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362097693

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201083730

Event: 03/19/2003

Employee bitten by rattlesnake

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on March 19, 2003, approximately thirty workers were picking lemons on a hilly area beneath a rocky slope. Employee #1, newly hired, knelt down on his left knee to pick lemons on the bottom branches of a lemon tree and was bitten on the inside of his left thigh by a rattle snake. He was hospitalized for swelling and tissue necrosis.

Keywords: TREE, FRUIT PACKING, POISONING, SLOPE, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123911216			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Farm workers

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