Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1461707.015 - Shamrock Foods Company

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1461707.015

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 02/10/2020

Site Address:
Shamrock Foods Company
5199 Ivy Street
Commerce City, CO 80022

Mailing Address:
3900 E. Camelback Road Suite 300, Phoenix, AZ 85018

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 424490/Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/10/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/20/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1540522	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 123828.015

Event: 02/03/2020

Employee compresses neck when struck in head by falling heav

At 3:30 a.m. on February 3, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for wholesale grocery supplier was unloading pallets of onions from storage racking. The onions were jammed and the pallet would not come out of the storage rack. The employee used a piece of wood to try and dislodge the onions when a 50-pound bag fell and struck him in the head, rendering him unconscious. The employee compressed the disks in his neck, resulting in temporary paralysis, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Compressed By, Concussion, Disc, Equipment Operator, Falling Object, Flying Object, Head, Jammed, Lost consciousness, Machine operator, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Overhead Protection, Paralysis, Storage Rack, Struck By, Unconsciousness, Unstable Load, Unstable Position, Warehouse

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1461707.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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