Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126134410 - Progressive Land Management

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 126134410

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 08/03/2000

Site Address:
Progressive Land Management
3065 Telegraph Rd.
Fillmore, CA 93015

Mailing Address:
673 Westfield Ct., Ventura, CA 93004

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7363

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/03/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/01/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362489692
Referral	902139112	Yes	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5			2		7
Current Violations	5			2		7
Initial Penalty	$13,500	$0	$0	$335	$0	$13,835
Current Penalty	$11,700	$0	$0	$335	$0	$12,035
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
1.	01001	Other	3203 B02	01/17/2001	01/22/2001	$225	$225	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3203 B01	01/03/2001	01/08/2001	$110	$110	$0		-
3.	02002	Serious	5157 C02	01/19/2001	01/24/2001	$300	$300	$0		I - Informal Settlement
4.	03001	Serious	5157 C04	01/19/2001	01/24/2001	$200	$200	$0		I - Informal Settlement
5.	04001	Serious	5157 C B 3	01/19/2001	01/25/2001	$10,800	$12,600	$0	01/29/2001	F - Formal Settlement
6.	05001	Serious	5157 D01	01/19/2001	01/24/2001	$200	$200	$0		I - Informal Settlement
7.	06001	Serious	5157 G01	01/19/2001	01/24/2001	$200	$200	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201094380

Event: 08/02/2000

Two employees die of asphyxia in chemical tank

Employees #1 and #2 told to clean out the residue on the bottom of a 1,000 gallon chemical tank. The next day, the wife of one of the employees went to the manager and told him that her husband had not come home that night. The manager started looking for the two missing men and noticed a baseball cap and a cell phone on top of one of the tanks. He walked over to the tank, looked in, and saw Employees #1 and #2 lying at the bottom. Emergency Services was called, but Employees #1 and #2 were pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, PPE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, INHALATION, STORAGE TANK, CHEMICAL VAPOR, OVEREXPOSURE, CHEMICAL, RESPIRATOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126134410			Fatality	Asphyxia	Farm workers
2	126134410			Fatality	Asphyxia	Farm workers

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