Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1560980.015 - Limoneira Company

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 1560980.015

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 10/27/2021

Site Address:
Limoneira Company
24604 Burr Rd
Lindsay, CA 93247

Mailing Address:
26000 Avenue 116, Porterville, CA 93257

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 111998/All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/08/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/19/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1806319

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	$300	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
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	3395(I)	02/10/2022		$300	$300	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 143393.015

Event: 08/31/2021

Employee fractures face due to tractor collision with tree

At 8:30 a.m. on August 31, 2021, an employee was working as a farm worker at a citrus orchard. The employee was spraying herbicides from a low-profile tractor equipped with a spray rig. The employee was driving a 1970 Randell Self-propelled Sprayer down an asphalt roadway. The employee pressed the clutch and gained speed. When the rig reached the bottom of the roadway, the employee turned towards a clearing but hit a lemon tree. A coworker was in the passenger seat. The employee was hospitalized to treat multiple facial bone fractures from impact with the tree and the ground.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Collision, Driving, Face, Farm, Farm Machinery, Farm worker, Fracture, Ground, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, Neck, Pesticide, Spraying Rig, Struck Against, Tractor, Tree

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1560980.015	64	F	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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