Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126213024 - Golden Valley Produce Llc

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

Inspection Nr: 126213024

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 04/21/1998

Site Address:
Golden Valley Produce Llc
4343 Golden Valley Drive
Buttonwillow, CA 93206

Mailing Address:
4221 Cannon St., Bakersfield, CA 93312

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0723

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/17/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/18/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362157158
Complaint	78639903	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				6		6
Current Violations				6		6
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,110	$0	$1,110
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,110	$0	$1,110
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	3203 B01	10/02/1998	11/04/1998	$185	$185	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	501 H02	10/02/1998	11/04/1998	$185	$185	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	501 H03	10/02/1998	11/04/1998	$185	$185	$0	-
4.	01004	Other	501 H04	10/02/1998	11/04/1998	$185	$185	$0	-
5.	01005	Other	501 H06	10/02/1998	11/04/1998	$185	$185	$0	-
6.	01006	Other	501 H07	10/02/1998	11/04/1998	$185	$185	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201091956

Event: 04/14/1998

WORKERS EXPOSED TO AMMONIA WERE TREATED AND RELEASED

At 1:00 a.m. on April 14, 1998, Employee #1, an employee of Golden Valley Produce, was operating a forklift inside a large carrot packing facility. Employee #1 was moving empty bins from one area of the plant to another. The bins were stacked one on tip of another directly under an ammonia line which was 16 feet above the floor. In the process of moving the boxes, Employee #1 struck and ruptured the ammonia line. Employee #1 and two other employees were taken to San Joaquin Hospital in Bakersfield, California for exposure to ammonia, where they were treated and released.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, AMMONIA, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, RESPIRATOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126213024	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Graders and sorters, agricultural products
2	126213024	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Graders and sorters, agricultural products
3	126213024	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Graders and sorters, agricultural products

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