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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126189158 - Grimmway Enterprises Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office
Site Address:
Grimmway Enterprises Inc.
6101 Zerker Rd.
Shafter, CA 93263
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 81498, Bakersfield, CA 93380
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0723
NAICS: 115114/Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/18/2003
Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)
Case Closed: 06/28/2006
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362512659 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $375 | $0 | $375 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $375 | $0 | $375 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 3650 S09 | 06/25/2003 | 06/30/2003 | $375 | $375 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At 3:10 p.m. on December 26, 2002, Employee #1 was working at Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. He was driving a forklift, recycling storage bins from the outside to the inside of the citrus packing area. While outside his forklift skidded on wet ground and went into some storage bins. Employee #1 sustained a lower leg laceration for which he received physician care. When he went back to work on January 18, 2003, he complained of shortness of breath, and was taken to Mercy Hospital in Bakersfield for treatment. On January 19, 2003, he died of cardiopulmonary arrest from a pulmonary thrombo-embolism due to the blunt force trauma to his left leg he received on December 26, 2002.
Keywords: EMBOLISM, LUNG, STORAGE BIN, HEART ATTACK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, LEG
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126189158 | Fatality | Cut/Laceration | Laborers, except construction |