OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221444409

E. & J. GALLO WINERY

SAINT HELENA, CA· 2021-09-16T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Concussion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Food processing, Fracture, Head, Hip, Inexperience, Insufficient Supervision, Ladder, Lost Balance, Material Handling, Reaching, Reaching From Ladder, Staffing Agency, Temporary, Temporary Employment Agency, Temporary Worker
NAICS: 111332
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345547962
Employer profile: E. & J. GALLO WINERY
Summary number: 221444409
Report ID: 0950615

Event description

Employee sustains concussion and fractures hip in fall off l

Investigation abstract

At 9:30 a.m. on September 16, 2021, an employee working as a temporary employee for a staffing service was working at a winery and wine cellar. The employee was working with a coworker who had left the area. The coworker later returned to find the employee on the floor in extreme pain. The employee stated that she had been standing on a ladder when she turned sideways attempting to push down grapes in a vat with an extension tool. She lost her balance and fell onto the concrete floor below. The coworker screamed for help and had another coworker call 911. The coworker stayed with the employee until help arrived. The employee was hospitalized to treat hip fractures and a concussion.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 58 F

Event type
5

Occupation code
0

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