Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126189596 - Consolidated Fiber Glass Products Company

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 126189596

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 06/03/2003

Site Address:
Consolidated Fiber Glass Products Company
3531 Shell Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93308

Mailing Address:
3801 Standard Street, Bakersfield, CA 93308

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2952

NAICS: 324122/Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/19/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/25/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362513327

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201116217

Event: 05/30/2003

Employee injured by fall while working on cooling fan

At 1:30 p.m. on May 30, 2003, Employee #1, a mechanic for Consolidated Fiber Glass Products Inc., was working on a large fan outside the production area at the north side of the plant located in Bakersfield, California. A coworker was nearby on top of a cooling tower. The coworker asked Employee #1 to open the water valve on the back side of the cooling tower. When Employee #1 did not answer the coworker, he looked down and saw Employee #1 lying on the ground. He came down the ladder, and saw that Employee #1 had sustained a serious head injury. The coworker called Emergency Medical Services and the fire department responded. Employee #1 was taken to Kern Medical Center for treatment of a concussion.

Keywords: HEAD, FAN, COOLING TOWER, MECHANIC, FALL, CONCUSSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126189596			Non Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Machinery maintenance occupations

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