Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120126214 - Maris Farms, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 120126214

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 10/19/1999

Site Address:
Maris Farms, Inc.
50th Ave & Frederick
Coachella, CA 92236

Mailing Address:
66-705 Hwy 86, Thermal, CA 92374

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0179

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/19/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/14/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362446676

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$435	$0	$435
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$435	$0	$435
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	11/30/1999	12/03/1999	$175	$175	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3328 G	11/30/1999	12/03/1999	$260	$260	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 120126214

Event: 07/12/1999

Employee injured in fall with manbasket

At approximately 7:15 a.m. on July 12, 1999, Employee #1 was papering date palm pods in a date palm grove in Coachella, CA. He was working from an elevated manbasket when a shaft component of the crane failed and the boom inadvertently retracted. Employee #1 sustained a fractured leg and was transported by paramedics to Desert Hospital in Palm Springs. He was hospitalized for five days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AGRICULTURE, CRANE BOOM, TRUCK CRANE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, MECH MAT HANDLING, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120126214			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Farm workers

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