Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126035435 - Bidart Bros.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 126035435

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 10/19/2004

Site Address:
Bidart Bros.
5055 E. Lerdo Hwy.
Shafter, CA 93263

Mailing Address:
34741 Seventh Standard Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93314

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0723

NAICS: 115114/Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/10/2005

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 03/02/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362524985

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201118643

Event: 08/31/2004

Employee's arm and hand are injured in a conveyor

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on August 31, 2004, an employee was at the apple packing turntable, packing bags of apples. He reached on the conveyor for a bag of apples, and his hand and right arm got caught and sucked into the conveyor. The conveyor was stopped and his arm was pulled out. The emergency personnel were called and the employee was transported to Grossman Burn Center where he was admitted for treatment of lacerations and burns to his hand and arm.

Keywords: BURN, FOOD PREPARATION, AGRICULTURE, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, CONVEYOR, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, ARM, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126035435			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Graders and sorters, agricultural products

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