Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316520691 - Lassen Canyon Nursery Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Investigation Summary

On December 16, 2012, Employee #1, a 51-year-old male with Lassen Canyon Nursery Inc and a coworker were removing a tarp which covered a stack of baled hay approximately 12 ft. high. Both Employee #1 and the coworker were on the ground and were pulling on a tarp which covered the bales of hay. As Employee #1 pulled on the tarp a bale of hay become dislodged, fell and struck him with a glancing blow to his head and upper torso areas. Employee #1 was knocked from his feet but was unsure as to whether he lost consciousness. Employee #1 stated that he did not see the bale dislodge as it was hidden by the tarp. The coworker called the ranch owner and summoned Emergency Medical Services. Employee #1 was transported to a nearby hospital where he was diagnosed with a C6-7 right facet fracture of the spinal cord and released from the hospital after two days without surgical intervention.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, NURSERY, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, VERTEBRA