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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125873133 - Kalin Farms
Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office
Site Address:
Kalin Farms
5905 Lack Road Westmorland
Ca, CA 92281
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1234, Brawley, CA 92227
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:5153
NAICS: 424510/Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/01/2006
Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)
Case Closed: 09/27/2006
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362422172 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Current Violations | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,445 | $0 | $6,445 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,150 | $0 | $5,150 |
| 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 | 342 A | 02/01/2006 | 03/21/2006 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3203 A04 | 02/01/2006 | 03/21/2006 | $50 | $525 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 3439 A | 02/01/2006 | 03/21/2006 | $50 | $85 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Other | 3439 B | 02/01/2006 | 03/21/2006 | $50 | $85 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01005 | Other | 3457 C02 A | 02/01/2006 | 03/21/2006 | $0 | $750 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 7:00 a.m. on November 5, 2005, Employee #1 was driving a tractor, International Farmall, Model Number 656D, Serial Number 39286, which was attached to a cultipacker, a device that furrows the soil using multiple metal spiked discs that rotate as the tractor moves, that was attached to a planter, a device that stores seed and opened and closed by a rope. Employee #1 would pull and release a nylon rope that ran from the tractor cab to the planter to open and close a door under the planter box to stop the flow of seed or to drop seed into the soil. Seeds were to be dropped from the planter box only while moving down rows and not when the tractor was turning at the end of a row. Employee #1's gloved right hand was wrapped around the nylon rope when the rope got caught in between the discs of the cultipacker. The rope to became taut and amputated his right ring finger to the first knuckle. Employee #1 was admitted to Pioneer Memorial Hospital.
Keywords: AMPUTATED, ROPE, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, GLOVE, FARM MACHINERY, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, DRIVER
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125873133 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators |