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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 120144290 - American Rice, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office
Site Address:
American Rice, Inc.
1 Comet Ln.
Maxwell, CA 95955
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 398, Maxwell, CA 95955
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0723
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/04/2002
Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)
Case Closed: 04/24/2006
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361697162 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,000 |
| Current Penalty | $4,050 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,050 |
| 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 | 3210 C | 01/17/2003 | 01/22/2003 | $4,050 | $18,000 | $0 | 10/08/2003 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 1:45 a.m. on October 24, 2002, an employee and two other coworkers working for American Rice, Inc. #1 Comet Ln., Maxwell, CA, were working as a three-man crew loading a railroad hopper car with Mochi broken rice. Employee #1 was observing the filling of the hoppers from the top of the railcar, 15 ft by 2 ft high, and working from a 24-in-wide metal gate walkway. As the hopper filled, the supervisor called Employee #1 to come down from the railcar so that it could be moved and the next hopper could be filled. When Employee #1 neared the end of the walkway atop the railcar, he tripped over a handhold sticking up across the walkway, falling. Employee #1 was provided first aid by paramedics and transported by helicopter to Enloe Hospital in Chico, CA, where he was treated for an abrasion to the head and a broken wrist.
Keywords: LOADING, FRACTURE, HEAD, RAIL, ABRASION, DUMPER, FALL, HOPPER, WRIST
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120144290 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Laborers, except construction |