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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 120267216 - Ag Employers Inc
Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office
Site Address:
Ag Employers Inc
1200 Birch Ave
Escondido, CA 92027
Mailing Address:
211 Pearl St, Corona, CA 91719
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0761
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/09/1995
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/13/2010
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362249112 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $14,000 | $140,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $154,000 |
| Current Penalty | $14,000 | $0 | $0 | $100 | $0 | $14,100 |
| 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 | 3438 | 06/15/1995 | 06/15/1995 | $0 | $7,000 | $0 | 07/03/1995 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 2946 A | 06/15/1995 | 06/15/1995 | $7,000 | $70,000 | $0 | 07/03/1995 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 3. | 03001 | Serious | 3279 D11 | 06/15/1995 | 06/15/1995 | $7,000 | $70,000 | $0 | 07/03/1995 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 4. | 04001 | Other | 3203 A07 | 06/15/1995 | 06/15/1995 | $100 | $7,000 | $0 | 07/03/1995 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
An employee was in an orange grove harvesting oranges using a 6.1-meter aluminum ladder. The employee, who had been hired only 40 minutes earlier, was using a metal ladder because his employer had provided only three wooden ladders for a crew of 28 workers. He was on the ladder, removing oranges from a tree, when his ladder contacted a 12-kilovolt overhead power line. He was on the third or fourth rung at the time and received an electric shock that froze him to the ladder. A coworker who saw the employee in trouble pulled him free. The injured employee was hospitalized with burns to both feet and for treatment of the electric shock. The burns required skin grafts. The employee had not received electrical safety training despite the fact that the company had a similar accident the previous January.
Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, AGRICULTURE, LADDER, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, UNTRAINED, E AG
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120267216 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Farm workers |