OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221403991

ROSAS CORPORATION

BAKERSFIELD, CA· 2021-05-13T00:00:00

Event: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Arm, Caught By, Caught In, Clothing, Farm, Farm Machinery, Farm worker, Forearm, Fracture, Hand, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Material Handling, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Pulled In, Pulling, Rotating Parts, Rotating Shaft, Staffing Agency, Tarp, Trapped
NAICS: 115115
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345342190
Employer profile: ROSAS CORPORATION
Summary number: 221403991
Report ID: 0950647

Event description

Employee fractures arms when caught in driveline of tarp mac

Investigation abstract

At 9:48 a.m. on May 13, 2021, an employee working as a farm worker for a farm the foreman, was notified and rushed the employee to the occupational doctor via a private vehicle. The doctor referred the employee to the hospital, where he received medical treatment for fractures to both lower arms. labor contractor was pulling plastic tarp from cherry orchards using a roller machine to roll up the the tarp. The employee was fixing the tarp as it was rolled manually when he caught his right sleeve on a pin located on the driveline of the machine. The rotating driveline was twisting his sleeve very tight and pulled his arm into the driveline and rolled-up tarp. The employee attempted to free his arm using his left hand, but the left hand was also drawn in by the rotating driveline and tarp. The employee yelled for help and Coworker #1 who was working nearby ran to his aid and stopped the machine. Coworker #2,

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 43 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
479

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