Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312433501 - Potato King Transportation Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 312433501

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 08/11/2009

Site Address:
Potato King Transportation Inc.
31452 Old River Road
Bakersfield, CA 93313

Mailing Address:
1078 Justin Road, La Crosse, WI 54601

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4213

NAICS: 484121/ General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/11/2009

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/25/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102629458

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202467833

Event: 08/06/2009

Employee's Hand Is Crushed by Loading Dock Plate

At around 7:00 p.m. on August 6, 2009, Employee #1, a truck driver, was preparing a trailer to be loaded at an agricultural commodities distributor. He lowered a loading dock plate to align it with the trailer. When the plate failed to align properly, Employee #1 placed both hands under it to lift and fully extend it. As the plate extended, it fell quickly and crushed his right hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Kern Medical Center for lacerated index, middle, and ring fingers. The index finger was partially amputated.

Keywords: LOADING, AMPUTATED, DOCK, FINGER, LOADING RAMP, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, LOADING DOCK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312433501			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Truck drivers, heavy

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