Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126026384 - Sun Metwest

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 126026384

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 08/18/1998

Site Address:
Sun Metwest
6124 David Road
Bakersfield, CA 93308

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0723

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/01/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/06/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362154452

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201091949

Event: 08/13/1998

Employee injured when his legs caught in moving ramps

On August 13, 1998, an accident occurred at Sun Met West, a fruit packing facility and ranch. Employee #1, a summer hire part-time employee, jumped onto the ramps of a trailer as they were being hydraulically raised by an operator whose line of sight of the ramps was blocked by a tractor that had been loaded onto the trailer. Employee #1 slipped on the ramps and his feet got caught in the hinge of the ramps. He was taken to Mercy Hospital in Bakersfield, CA by Kern County Fire Department, where he was treated and released with minor contusions to his feet and toes.

Keywords: RAMP, SLIP, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FRUIT PACKING, TOE, TRAILER, CONTUSION, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126026384			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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