Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125861880 - Reason Farms

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125861880

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 01/06/2000

Site Address:
Reason Farms
6660 Phillips Rd.
9008ville, CA 95747

Mailing Address:
6368 South Township Road, Yuba City, CA 95993

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0112

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/16/2000

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 11/02/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361499890

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$100	$0	$10,900
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$100	$0	$5,100
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	02/16/2000	02/22/2000	$100	$100	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	4075 A	02/16/2000	03/16/2000	$5,000	$10,800	$0	03/06/2000	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170869051

Event: 10/21/1999

Employee's finger amputated in conveyor auger

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on October 21, 1999, Employee #1 and a coworker were engaged in routine maintenance on a rice dryer, greasing the shafts and bearings near the top of the elevator. While attaching the grease gun fitting onto the greasing nipple, Employee #1's shirt cuff became entangled in the chain and sprocket driving the conveyor auger. As he tried to pull his shirt free, his finger became caught in the nip point and was amputated at the first joint. He was driven to Sutter-Roseville Medical Center in Roseville, CA, and then transferred to Stanford Medical Center in Palo Alto, CA, where he underwent surgery to reattach his finger. The auger's guard had no back side, which allowed access to the nip point.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, CAUGHT BY, CONVEYOR, AUGER, NIP POINT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125861880			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm workers

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