Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1567674.015 - Daniel C. Salas Harvesting, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Bakersfield District Office

Inspection Nr: 1567674.015

Report ID: 0950647

Date Opened: 12/08/2021

Site Address:
Daniel C. Salas Harvesting, Inc.
13646 Ca-33
Lost Hills, CA 93249

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 360, Hanford, CA 93230

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 115115/Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/11/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/11/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1840583
Inspection	1567691	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 142649.015

Event: 07/13/2021

Employee's finger is amputated by rotary airlock feeder

At 5:30 a.m. on July 13, 2021, Employee #1, a Machine Operator Associate III, was working in section B17 of the facility harvesting cilantro with a crew. While checking a clogged dust collector system, Employee #1 removed a loose guard at the outlet of a Meyers & Sons rotary airlock feeder (4302-144A) and placed her hand in the energized outlet, resulting in an amputation to the tip of her middle finger on her left hand. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Amputated, Amputation, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Hand, Machine Guarding

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1567674.015	25	F	Non Hospitalized injury

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