Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119797710 - Tri Valley Growers, Plant 1

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 119797710

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 10/04/1995

Site Address:
Tri Valley Growers, Plant 1
555 Mariposa Road
Modesto, CA 95354

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 576649, Modesto, CA 95357

Union Status: Union

SIC:2033

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/21/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361671696

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	Serious	3999 B	03/04/1996	10/04/1995	$5,000	$5,000	$0	03/28/1996	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170608491

Event: 09/05/1995

Employee breaks arm in nip point of conveyor

On September 5, 1995, Employee #1, a cleanup worker for Tri-Valley Growers, was at plant #1, a peach canning plant in Modesto, CA. She was using a high-pressure water hose with her right hand to clean the tail pulley for the infeed conveyor to the peeled fruit repitters, when her left arm was pulled into the nip point between the belt and the pulley. She sustained a compound fracture to her left upper arm and a broken elbow, and was hospitalized. There was a guard, but it was hanging by one stud, thereby allowing Employee #1 to reach around it.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ARM, PULLEY, CONVEYOR BELT, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119797710			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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