Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310828967 - Dressel Enterprise

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 310828967

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 12/19/2008

Site Address:
Dressel Enterprise
14633 Tehachapi Willow Spring Rd
Tehachapi, CA 93501

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1796

NAICS: 238290/Other Building Equipment Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: No Insp/Process Inactive

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/19/2008

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 12/19/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362052607

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201491602

Event: 07/15/2008

Employee Amputates Fingers While Dismantling Wind Turbine

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on July 15, 2008, Employee #1, a general laborer working for Dressel Enterprise, was dismantling a wind generator turbine and tower. The motor ring became dislodged from the drive shaft, and the employee's fingers were amputated. He was transported to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, DEMOLITION, DISMANTLING, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310828967			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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