Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300817483 - Kreger, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 300817483

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 11/02/2004

Site Address:
Kreger, Inc.
16490 S. Indiana
Dos Palos, CA 93620

Mailing Address:
15945 Oakland Avenue, Five Points, CA 93624

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0761

NAICS: 115115/Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/09/2004

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 04/25/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362349789

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201105376

Event: 11/01/2004

Employee pinned as truck backs into him

On November 1, 2004, Employee #1, a seasonal cotton module yard retriever working for Kreger Inc. in Dos Palos, CA, was operating a truck to retrieve a cotton module. As he finished, Employee #1 exited the truck, which was in reverse gear, to clean up left over cotton off the ground. As Employee #1 was doing this, the truck backed up and pinned him against a cotton bale. Employee #1 received fatal injuries as a result of this accident.

Keywords: CHEST, ASPHYXIATED, PINNED, TRUCK, COTTON PICKER, COTTON

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300817483			Fatality	Asphyxia	Farm workers

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