Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125776526 - Borba Agri Business Services

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 125776526

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 12/05/1996

Site Address:
Borba Agri Business Services
24896 S. Butte Ave.
Five Points, CA 93624

Mailing Address:
11054 W. Mt. Whitney, Riverdale, CA 93656

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0724

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/06/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/08/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361674492

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
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	3314 A	02/20/1997	02/20/1997	$150	$5,000	$0		A - Amendment

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170617468

Event: 10/08/1996

Employee injured when caught by ram of cotton pusher

Employee #1 was working at a cotton gin when the cotton pusher, the machine that brings the cotton down into the baler, became stuck. He shut down the system and locked it out electrically; however, he did not shut off the air pressure and bleed down the line before getting into the cotton pusher to free up the ram. Employee #1 had cleared the ram when it moved back suddenly, catching his upper torso and right arm against the frame of the machine. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, TORSO, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, COTTON GIN, ARM, RAM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125776526			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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