Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111944864 - Farmersville Dehydrator

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 111944864

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 09/26/1997

Site Address:
Farmersville Dehydrator
980 Farmersville Blvd
Farmersville, CA 93223

Mailing Address:
P O Box 219, Fowler, CA 93625

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2034

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/10/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/23/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362049868

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$685	$0	$685
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$685	$0	$685
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	342 A	10/16/1997	10/21/1997	$275	$275	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3664 A11	10/16/1997	11/10/1997	$410	$410	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201080454

Event: 08/23/1995

Employee's leg fractured when struck by forklift

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on August 23, 1995, Employee #1, age 19, who worked at the Farmersville Dehydrator Facility in Farmersville, CA, was sweeping in an area where grapes and plums are stored prior to processing. At the same time, a coworker was using a Mitsubishi forklift, model FGC20B, to unload two 24 in. by 24 in. by 32 in. storage bins from a trailer and place them in a staging area. Employee #1 was struck by the forklift, fell to the ground, and rolled over. The forks, with the bins still on them, came to rest on his left upper leg, fracturing his femur. The height of the stacked bins being transported was 6 ft 4 in. high, and the driver's horizontal line of sight was approximately 5 ft 9 in. above the pavement. The forklift operator was not able to see Employee #1, who was 5 ft 6 in. tall.

Keywords: FRACTURE, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, CLEANING, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111944864			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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