Inspection Detail

Case Status: OPEN

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Inspection: 1621307.015 - Golden State Ag Services, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Bakersfield District Office

Inspection Nr: 1621307.015

Report ID: 0950647

Date Opened: 09/11/2022

Site Address:
Golden State Ag Services, Inc.
11048 Quinn Rd.
Delano, CA 93215

Mailing Address:
2043 Hillman St, Tulare, CA 93274

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 115115/Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/15/2023

Emphasis:

Case Closed:

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1946117

Case Status: OPEN

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$160	$0	$160
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$160	$0	$160
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	3400(C)	02/15/2023		$160	$160	$0	03/15/2023	O - Administrative Law Judge Order

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 149632.015

Event: 09/11/2022

Employee is killed when crushed between wagon and tree

At 6:30 a.m. on September 11, 2022, an employee was operating a Bankout auger wagon and was backing up the wagon when he backed into a tree. The employee was crushed between the wagon steering column and the tree and died.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Backing Up, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Crushed, Crushing, Steering Wheel, Tree

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1621307.015	37	M	Fatality		Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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