Inspection Detail

Inspection: 313230328 - Cal Orchard Farming & Receiving Company, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 313230328

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 10/01/2009

Site Address:
Cal Orchard Farming & Receiving Company, Llc
642 E. Evans Reimer Rd.
Gridley, CA 95948

Mailing Address:
1019 Center Ave., Gridley, CA 95948

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0723

NAICS: 115114/Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/31/2009

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/12/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102515681

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$185	$0	$10,985
Current Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,800
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	3314 G02 A	01/19/2010	02/22/2010	$0	$185	$0	02/02/2010	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	3314 C	01/19/2010	02/05/2010	$10,800	$10,800	$0	02/02/2010	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202489720

Event: 09/17/2009

Employee's Fingers Are Amputated in Belt Conveyor

On September 17, an employee, a farm worker was helping a coworker perform maintenance work on horizontal belt conveyor associated with the company's walnut huller. The belt conveyor was initially deenergized by the coworker and a guard removed to allow an adjustment to be made. The removing of the guard exposed a chain and sprocket drive which also had a grease fitting. After the adjustment was made, the conveyor was energized so it could be checked. The coworker turned the conveyor off but did not deenergize it or replace the guard. As the coworker turned his back and walked to an incline conveyor, another coworker decided to apply grease to the fitting by the chain and sprocket drive. Just as he started applying grease, the coworker whose back was to the employee turned on the conveyor which caused the chain and sprocket drive to first catch the employee's thumb then it pulled his entire hand into the drive. Four fingers of the employee were completely amputated along with the tip of his thumb. The coworker took the employee to Gridley Biggs Memorial Hospital but the employee was transferred via helicopter to Stanford Hospital where the four fingers were reattached. The employee was hospitalized for eight days.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, BELT CONVEYOR, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313230328			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm workers

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