Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300860012 - Palm Springs Baking Co

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 300860012

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 10/29/2002

Site Address:
Palm Springs Baking Co
1196 Montalvo Way
Palm Springs, CA 92262

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2051

NAICS: 311812/Commercial Bakeries

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/30/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/30/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362454456

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201156650

Event: 10/10/2002

Employee injured when arm fractured by lift gate on trailer

At 10:00 a.m. on October 10, 2002, Employee #1, a truck driver employed by the Palm Springs Baking Company of Palm Springs, California, suffered a crushing fracture to his left arm, a broken ulna and tendon and nerve damage. Employee #1 was lowering a mechanical lift gate on a rented trailer when his left arm was caught between the lift gate chain and the floor of the lift at the company's bakery yard in Palm Springs. Employee #1 was taken to the Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California, for emergency medical care. He was admitted for surgery and hospitalized for two days.

Keywords: CHAIN, FRACTURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ARM, TRAILER, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300860012			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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