Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120337399 - Farmer John Egg Ranch

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 120337399

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 12/05/2003

Site Address:
Farmer John Egg Ranch
5110 E Panama Lane
Bakersfield, CA 93307

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0252

NAICS: 112310/Chicken Egg Production

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/05/2004

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 07/07/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361359466

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$515	$0	$515
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$515	$0	$515
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3203 A	01/26/2004	02/28/2004	$515	$515	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201084449

Event: 08/25/2003

Employee injures spine when carton of eggs falls from pallet

On August 25, 2003, a ranch employee was stacking a pallet with egg boxes. The employee placed the bottom box of eggs over the edge of the wooden pallet causing the entire stack of eggs to become unstable. At the time of the accident, the stack of eggs was equivalent in size to a 4-foot cube. As the employee kept stacking eggs, the top box of eggs weighing approximately 20 pounds fell on the employee's back. He was transported to Mercy Hospital in Bakersfield, California, and was hospitalized for treatment of a spinal cord compression to his middle vertebra.

Keywords: LOADING, FRACTURE, SPINE, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, VERTEBRA, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120337399			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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