Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1454418.015 - Grower Direct Nut Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 1454418.015

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 01/08/2020

Site Address:
Grower Direct Nut Company, Inc.
2288 Geer Rd
Hughson, CA 95326

Mailing Address:
2288 Geer Rd, Hughson, CA 95326

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 115114/Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/29/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/09/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1530460

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,375
Current Penalty	$2,700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,700
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	Serious	3314(C)	04/30/2020		$2,700	$3,375	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 125552.015

Event: 12/27/2019

Employee amputates finger on elevator sprocket

At 4:30 p.m. on December 27, 2019, an employee was working with his supervisor, adjusting the chain tension of elevator 41A. The supervisor was at one end, adjusting the bolt that affects the tension, and the employee was using his gloved hand to push on the chain (while it was moving) to test the tension. As the employee was pushing on the chain, his glove was caught, and his left index finger was pulled into the nip point of the chain and sprocket. The injured employee immediately pulled his left hand back, but the finger pad and the glove tip were pulled off, leaving only exposed bone of the fingertip. The employee sustained an amputation to the left index finger, to the first knuckle. He was treated at Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, CA and hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Chain, Finger, Food processing, Glove, Nip Point, Pulled In, Sprocket

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1454418.015	22	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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