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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 120307889 - Chieftain Harvesting Inc
Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office
Site Address:
Chieftain Harvesting Inc
Lack Rd & Young Rd
Calipatria, CA 92233
Mailing Address:
P O Box 4026, Salinas, CA 93912
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0161
NAICS: 111219/Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/14/2006
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/06/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362411316 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $30,938 | $0 | $0 | $1,680 | $0 | $32,618 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,310 | $0 | $1,310 |
| 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 | Other | 3203 A07 | 06/14/2006 | 07/17/2006 | $0 | $560 | $0 | 06/29/2006 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3328 G | 06/14/2006 | 07/17/2006 | $0 | $560 | $0 | 06/29/2006 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 3339 A | 06/14/2006 | 07/17/2006 | $0 | $560 | $0 | 06/29/2006 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 4. | 02001 | Other | 3328 F | 06/14/2006 | 07/11/2006 | $560 | $22,500 | $0 | 06/29/2006 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 5. | 03001 | Other | 3382 A | 06/14/2006 | 06/27/2006 | $750 | $8,438 | $0 | 06/29/2006 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 9:00 a.m. on February 10, 2006, Employee #1, a truck driver, suffered the loss of vision in one eye from forceful contact with a flatbed truck tie-down winch bar that was unexpectedly thrown from the winch into his eye. When the accident occurred, Employee #1 was securing a load on a flat bed truck that had been stuck in the mud. Mud was apparently thrown onto the winch sprocket and pawl assembly, preventing backward motion of the winch under load. The bar that Employee #1 was using was not a standard winch bar and was not designed properly for use with the flat bed tie down winch. Employee #1 was securing a load of lettuce boxes in a field. Employee #1 was taken to a hospital and received 26 stitches in the sclera of the eye, but failed to recover his eyesight. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
Keywords: EYE, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, WINCH, EQUIPMENT APPROVAL
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120307889 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Truck drivers, heavy |