Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125716795 - Ozark Trucking Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office
Site Address:
Ozark Trucking Inc.
1025 Joellis Way
Sacramento, CA 95815
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4213
NAICS: 484230/ Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/09/2004
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/12/2004
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 362344269 |
Investigation Summary
On December 4, 2003, Employee #1, a truck driver from Ozark Trucking Incorporated, located in Sacramento, California, was preparing a tractor trailer rig for delivery at the facility warehouse. Using a motorized pallet jack, Employee #1 exited the trailer several times prior to the accident. While exiting the trailer, the pallet jack struck a metal strip at the end of the trailer that also ran the width of the trailer. Employee #1 fell off the pallet jack. Another employee who was working in the immediate area heard a metal on metal sound and looked up. He saw Employee #1 flying out the back end of the trailer and striking his head on the warehouse floor. Employee #1 was unconscious at the scene. The Sacramento City Fire Department transported Employee #1 to the University of California Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. Employee #1 fell into a coma as a result of the head trauma and was hospitalized.
Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, HEAD, WAREHOUSE, PALLET, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR TRAILER, JACK, TRUCK DRIVER
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 125716795 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Truck drivers, light |