Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1449720.015 - R And A Atwal Farms Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 1449720.015

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 12/09/2019

Site Address:
R And A Atwal Farms Llc
29606 County Rd 24
Winters, CA 95694

Mailing Address:
649 Elderberry Lp, Vacaville, CA 95688

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 111335/Tree Nut Farming

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/30/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/05/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1518763

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$5,000
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	342(A)	04/02/2020		$5,000	$5,000	$0	04/11/2020	O - Administrative Law Judge Order

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 124935.015

Event: 11/15/2019

Employee felling tree cuts leg when the chain saw kicks back

At 10:42 a.m. on November 15, 2019, an employee and a coworker were working as laborers on a farm cutting down some small walnut trees in an orchard. The coworker was cutting the trunk of the tree with a chain saw while the employee attempted to push the tree over with his leg. The chainsaw kicked back from the tree and struck the employee's leg, causing a laceration and requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Chain Saw, Cutting, Farm, Farm Machinery, Farm worker, Hand Tool, Kick Back, Laborer, Laceration, Leg, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Pushing, Sheared, Struck By, Tree, Tree Felling

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1449720.015	66	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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