Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300829157 - Wilson Ag

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 300829157

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 04/04/2005

Site Address:
Wilson Ag
29736 Fresno Ave.
Shafter, CA 93263

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0173

NAICS: 111335/Tree Nut Farming

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/04/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/10/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101111359

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201119807

Event: 03/17/2005

Employee's Leg Trapped in Wood Recycler

On March 17, 2005, an employee using a Morbark loader and chipper with a cab inside placed a piece of wood chip in between the locking device and cab by-passing the interlock. The employee managed to get out of the opposite end of entryway and squeeze through a window. The employee climbed down the chipper to free a tree part and started to climb back up into the cab when his foot slipped landing on the compression roller. Employee suffered a serious injury and was hospitalized.

Keywords: COMPRESSOR, WOOD CHIPS, SLIP, INTERLOCK, CHIPPER, TREE, LOADER, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300829157			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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