Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126189315 - Paramount Farms, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 126189315

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 03/17/2003

Site Address:
Paramount Farms, Inc.
13646 Highway 33
Lost Hills, CA 93249

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

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: 07/30/2003

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 08/08/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362509119

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201115656

Event: 02/13/2003

Employee Suffers Amputation

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on February 13, 2003, Employee #1, a lead mechanic, was changing a battery pack on forklift Number 82 weighing approximately 3700 pounds. One side of the battery pack came off the guide bar of the overhead hoist. Employee #1 reattached the guide bar with his right hand and did not move his hand out of the way. Employee #1 activated the hoist in the up position and when the battery pack was lifted it created a pinch point between the battery pack and the guide bar amputating Employee #1's right index finger to the first joint. Employee #1 was treated for his injury but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: BATTERY, AMPUTATED, FINGER, HOIST, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, NIP POINT, GUIDE POST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126189315			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm equipment mechanics

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