Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126188994 - Paramount Farms, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 126188994

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 10/24/2002

Site Address:
Paramount Farms, Inc.
13646 Highway 33
Lost Hills, CA 93249

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0723

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/05/2003

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 03/13/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362521668

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201115466

Event: 09/18/2002

Employee Is Injured When Struck by Air Hose

Approximately 12:00 p.m. on September 18, 2002, Employee #1, a yard goat driver, was transporting a trailer full of pistachios in the yard. After parking the trailer he thought he had disconnected the air hoses for the brakes, but the quick-disconnect had hung up on the trailer. As he drove the yard goat away from the trailer, the air hose stretched, and then dislodged from the trailer. The hose flew back to the yard goat, entered through its back door, and a hose coupling struck Employee #1 in his right forearm and hand. He was hospitalized at Coalinga Regional Hospital for treatment of injuries, including a fracture.

Keywords: FRACTURE, YARDING, FOREARM, DRIVER, AIR HOSE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, TRAILER, HAND, PRESSURE RELEASE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126188994			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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