Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120070149 - Western Farm Service

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

Inspection Nr: 120070149

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 10/24/1994

Site Address:
Western Farm Service
Oso Flaco Rd., 2 Mi. W. Of Hwy. 1
Guadalupe, CA 93434

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 169, Santa Maria, CA 93436

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/26/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/27/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362159576

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
Current Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	3653 A	10/28/1994	11/30/1994	$750	$750	$0	-
2.	02001	Other	3651 D04	10/28/1994	11/30/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02002	Other	3203 B01	10/28/1994	11/30/1994	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170708036

Event: 10/11/1994

Employee's leg bruised as tractor breaks in half

At about 11:45 a.m. on October 11, 1994, Employee #1 was applying liquid fertilizer to a farm with an International 86 tractor. When he came to a 14 in. deep ditch at the end of a row, his front wheels went into the ditch. When he backed up, the tractor broke in half at the bell housing (frame) and the steering wheel fell against Employee #1's right leg, bruising it. The bell housing is made of cast iron and may have had a crack in it. There was some change in color in the break between the lower half and the upper half. No citations were issued.

Keywords: WHEEL, DITCH, AGRICULTURE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, TRACTOR, BACKING UP, CONTUSION, LEG, STEERING WHEEL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120070149			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Farm workers

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