Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1528477.015 - North Shore Greenhouses Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 1528477.015

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 04/16/2021

Site Address:
North Shore Greenhouses Inc.
82900 Johnson St.
Thermal, CA 92274

Mailing Address:
82900 Johnson St., Thermal, CA 92274

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 111422/Floriculture Production

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/28/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/05/2025

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1687173

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$25,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,200
Current Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,800
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	3999(H)	06/28/2021		$0	$7,200	$0	08/25/2021	L - State Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Serious	4002(A)	06/28/2021		$10,800	$18,000	$0	08/25/2021	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 136598.015

Event: 10/20/2020

Employee amputates thumb on conveyor belt

At 1:50 p.m. on October 20, 2020, an employee was leaning on a conveyor while removing items from the conveyor. Without letting the employee know, a coworker turned the conveyor. The conveyor started and employee's right thumb was sitting on a shear point with the conveyor and his right thumb was amputated. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Lockout/Tagout, Material Handling, Thumb

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1528477.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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