Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119905768 - Gene Jackson Farms

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 119905768

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 11/08/1994

Site Address:
Gene Jackson Farms
4665 Santa Maria Mesa
Santa Maria, CA 93454

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0191

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/08/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/20/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362159311

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3203 B02	06/12/1995	06/25/1995	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170737019

Event: 11/07/1994

Employee ill after ingesting insecticide

At 6:30 a.m., Employee #1, of Gene Jackson Farms, entered a 20 ft by 20 ft chemical storage shed to find an insecticide. He carried a cup of coffee into the shed, sat it down on the bags of chemicals, and began moving the bags around to find the chemical he needed. He picked up a 2 lb bag of Lannate insecticide (1644 methomyl) that had been improperly stored outside its labeled, waterproof aluminum foil container. The water-soluble bag, softened by exposure to uncontrolled environment, broke when handled, spilling dust over several square feet of the shed. Approximately half the bag was spilled. Some insecticide spilled into Employee #1's coffee, which he later drank. As his throat began to close, Employee #1 grabbed the label from an undisturbed container that listed an antidote, and drove himself 20 minutes to a hospital.

Keywords: THROAT, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, SPILL, POISONING, HOUSEKEEPING, INSECTICIDE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119905768			Non Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Managers, farms, except horticultural

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