Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126189836 - Tri City Growers Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 126189836

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 04/04/2008

Site Address:
Tri City Growers Inc
18897 Avenue 96
Terra Bella, CA 93270

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0724

NAICS: 115111/Cotton Ginning

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/09/2008

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 07/16/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362059545

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,800
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,000	$0	$2,000
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 C	04/24/2008	04/29/2008	$2,000	$10,800	$0	05/12/2008	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201490596

Event: 10/27/2007

Employee Fractures Arm When Caught in Tarp Roller

On October 27, 2007, Employee #1 was working in the cotton module area, helping to set up the cotton module to be loaded into the cotton gin. The employer operated a cotton gin. Employee #1 was using the tarp roll up machine to roll up the protective tarp. Employee #1 was trying to thread the machine while, it was running. The tarp caught his glove and rolled it up in the tarp along with his right arm, causing multiple fractures. Employee #1 was taken to Sierra Vista District Hospital in Porterville, California, for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, COTTON GIN, ARM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126189836			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Separating, filtering & clarifying mach. operators

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