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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 111911285 - Tri-Valley Growers
Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office
Site Address:
Tri-Valley Growers
555 Mariposa Road
Modesto, CA 95354
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:2033
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/29/1991
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/13/1991
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361050743 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $2,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000 |
| Current Penalty | $2,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 4002 A | 01/29/1991 | 11/02/1990 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 5:15 p.m. on August 15, 1990, Employee #1, a machine operator, was working on the intermittently running syruper/seamer line A in the cook room. The cans of peaches coming out of the syruper on the way to the seamer were overflowing, and some of the fruit had fallen onto Employee #1's 10 in. high steel-grated work platform. The peaches were usually swept up and the platform hosed down during breaks and lunch, and otherwise as needed. Employee #1 knew that part of her job was to clean the area, and she was kicking some fallen peaches off the platform into an adjacent tray when she slipped and fell backward. As she fell, her right hand entered an unguarded area of the stainless steel, notched, infeed chain conveyor, amputating her fourth and fifth fingers.
Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONVEYOR, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, LOST BALANCE, HORSEPLAY, UNGUARDED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111911285 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c. |