Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300801909 - Exeter-Ivanhoe Citrus Association

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 300801909

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 05/22/2001

Site Address:
Exeter-Ivanhoe Citrus Association
901 Rocky Hill Dr
Exeter, CA 93221

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0723

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/25/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/12/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361719867

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$16,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,200
Current Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	3212 A01	06/28/2001	05/25/2001	$4,500	$16,200	$0	07/09/2001	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201082831

Event: 04/04/2001

Employee killed in fall through packing crate access hole

At 10:00 a.m. on April 4, 2001, Employee #1 of an orange packing facility was seriously injured. Employee #1 had worked for the company for approximately ten years as a seasonal packer. On the day of the accident, Employee #1 was placing stickers on packing boxes. The packing boxes were located on a pallet next to the material transfer station. Packing boxes are stored downstairs in a basement type area, formerly used as a fumigation chamber. A hole had been cut out in the floor so that these boxes could be elevated by a fork lift from the basement to the main packing floor. The hole is 6-feet by 8-feet and it is 10-feet to the basement floor. The hole is guarded by railings on three sides and a gate in the front. The fork lift driver elevated the load from the basement, which pushed the gates open. A pallet was placed near the edge of the hole. Employee #1 went to the rear of the pallet to retrieve a carton of boxes and fell through the hole. Employee #1 initially sustained head trauma and two broken vertebrae. She was hospitalized and passed away on May 15, 2001.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, PACKING HOUSE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, PALLET, VERTEBRA

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300801909			Fatality	Other	Hand packers and packagers

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