Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1363401.015 - Vasvision Berry Farms, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office

Inspection Nr: 1363401.015

Report ID: 0950612

Date Opened: 11/30/2018

Site Address:
Vasvision Berry Farms, Llc
17080 Tarpey Road
Royal Oaks, CA 95076

Mailing Address:
16415 Bonney Rd., Royal Oaks, CA 95076

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 111334/Berry (except Strawberry) Farming

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/16/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/15/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1404225

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$800	$0	$18,800
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,600	$0	$1,600
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3203(A)	05/20/2019		$800	$800	$0		Z - Issued
2.	02001	Other	3441(A)(2)(D)	05/20/2019		$800	$18,000	$0	06/13/2019	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 111443.015

Event: 11/27/2018

Employee is struck by weed whacker blade and lacerates leg

The employee was performing pruning operations on a raspberry field where he was cutting the raspberry bushes with a brush cutter alongside another employee. The employees were using Stihl F250 brush At 9:24 a.m. on November 27, 2018, an employee was working near a coworker who was using a Stihl FS250 Brush Cutter with 10 inch blades and turned into him. The employee was struck by the brush cutter and lacerated the back of his left leg and calf. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blade, Brush Chipper, Laceration, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1363401.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Farm workers

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