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Inspection: 126189091 - Esparza Enterprises

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 126189091
Report ID: 0950643
Date Opened: 11/20/2002

Site Address:
Esparza Enterprises
3003 Fairhaven Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93308

Mailing Address:
Star Route 1, Box 183, Maricopa, CA 93252

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: Safety

Close Conference: 04/17/2003

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 04/24/2003

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 362522310

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201115276
Event: 10/25/2002
Employees burned when splashed with hot asphalt

At approximately 7:50 a.m. on October 25, 2002, Employees #1 and #2, of Esparza Enterprises Inc., were working for a secondary employer, GMC Roofing & Building Paper Products Inc. The two employees were cleaning the saturating machine which coats felt paper with petroleum tar. The doors of the machine, approximately 4 ft by 8 ft in size, were open at the saturating tank. The petroleum product in the tank was approximately 400 degrees F. For some unknown reason, the liquid popped, and splashed on Employees #1 and #2. The employees were transported by ambulance to Kern Medical Center and then to Grossman Burn Center, Sherman Oaks, where they were hospitalized and treated for serious burns.

Keywords: BURN, ROOF, PPE, CLEANING, FLYING OBJECT, ASPHALT

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 126189091 Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Production helpers
2 126189091 Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Production helpers
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