Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310828405 - Zepeda'S Farm Labor Services

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 310828405

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 11/06/2008

Site Address:
Zepeda'S Farm Labor Services
Niles Ave At 1100 Block
Corcoran, CA 93212

Mailing Address:
1811 Dairy Ave, Corcoran, CA 93212

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0761

NAICS: 115115/Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: No Insp/Process Inactive

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/06/2008

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 11/06/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362056947

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201491370

Event: 05/11/2008

Worker Is Struck by Farm Tractor and Sustains Broken Leg

At approximately 7:45 p.m. on May 11, 2008, an employee was working for the temporary employment agency Zepeda's Farm Labor Services, performing his regularly assigned duties as a sprinkler hand line worker. He was assisting in hitching a pipe trailer to a Case agricultural tractor operated by a coworker, when the tractor rolled over his right leg. The Kings County, California, sheriff responded to a call from the site, and the employee was transported to Fresno Regional Medical Center for treatment. He sustained a fracture to his leg, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AGRICULTURE, FARM MACHINERY, TRAILER HITCH, PIPE, STRUCK BY, TRACTOR, TRAILER, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310828405			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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