Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1515232.015 - Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Bakersfield District Office

Inspection Nr: 1515232.015

Report ID: 0950647

Date Opened: 02/17/2021

Site Address:
Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc.
7200 E. Brundage Lane
Bakersfield, CA 93307

Mailing Address:
7200 E. Brundage Lane, Bakersfield, CA 93307

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 111339/Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 06/21/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/02/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1735503

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$740	$0	$740
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$315	$0	$315
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	43000029 A	06/21/2021	07/08/2021	$0	$425	$0	08/28/2021	O - Administrative Law Judge Order	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	3203(A)(8)	06/21/2021	07/08/2021	$315	$315	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 134496.015

Event: 02/13/2021

Employee with COVID-19 infection dies

Employee #1 was a forklift operator in a refrigerated warehouse. On January 31, 2021, Employee #1 was scheduled for four days personal time off. When the employee was due back to work on February 4, 2021, he notified his employer that he had been experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and that he would not be coming into work. The employee had two members of his household, Coworker #1 and #2, who also worked for the employer in another department. On February 4, 2021, the employer had conducted exposure tracing and contacted all three members of the household who worked for the facility. Both coworkers indicated that they had recognized mild symptoms of COVID-19 earlier that day while at work. The employer initiated quarantine protocol and assigned all three employees to get tested for COVID-19 on February 5, 2021. On February 7, 2021, all three employees received notification of positive results for COVID-19. On February 13, 2021, Employee #1 was hospitalized and died due to COVID-19 complications.

Keywords: Infectious Disease

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1515232.015	61	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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