Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316516079 - Valley Slurry Seal Inc Dba Vss Emultech

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 316516079

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 07/05/2012

Site Address:
Valley Slurry Seal Inc Dba Vss Emultech
7200 Pit Rd
Redding, CA 96001

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2951

NAICS: 324121/Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/18/2012

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/18/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361688401

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170784359

Event: 06/20/2012

Employee Falls from Truck, Fracturing Spine, Wrist

On June 20, 2012, Employee #1, an equipment operator with Valley Slurry Seal Inc. Dba Vss Emultech, was on top of a tank trailer used to transport bulk liquid asphalt materials when he fell 10 feet from a permanently affixed catwalk to the ground. Employee #1 landed on his feet and then onto his chest. The compression forces of the fall caused serious injury to his low back including fractured vertebrae with some spinal cord compromise. Employee #1 was admitted to, and remained in, the hospital for several days. Ultimately, Employee #1 underwent surgery to fuse his lower spine at multiple levels. Employee #1 also sustained a seriously fractured left wrist which also required surgery. Employee #1 has some loss of function in one lower extremity and is partially confined to a wheelchair. Employee #1 has not yet returned to work.

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, FRACTURE, SPINE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, TRAILER TRUCK, CATWALK, FALL, ASPHALT, ROAD PAVING, WRIST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316516079			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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