Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1353475.015 - J.G. Boswell Company Tomato Company-Kern, Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Bakersfield District Office
Site Address:
J.G. Boswell Company Tomato Company-Kern, Llc
36889 Hwy 58
Buttonwillow, CA 93206
Mailing Address:
36889 Hwy 58, Buttonwillow, CA 93206
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 311421/Fruit and Vegetable Canning
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/22/2019
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/27/2019
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1388607 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $935 | $0 | $935 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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 | 3583(B) | 03/22/2019 | 04/08/2019 | $0 | $935 | $0 | 04/11/2019 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At 9:45 p.m. on September 24, 2018, an employee was setting up a hose to a tanker to begin the unloading process and opened the valve on the tanker when the clamp holding the hoses together ruptured. The employee was splashed with hot tomato paste on her body and sustained second and third degree burns. The employee was hospitalized.
Keywords: Burn, Food processing, Hose, Hot Water, Rupture, Splashed
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1353475.015 | 25 | F | Hospitalized injury | Operations & systems researchers and analysts |
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