Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300824372 - American Custom Harvesting

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 300824372

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 10/19/2006

Site Address:
American Custom Harvesting
3 Miles East Of Hwy 140
Planada, CA 99999

Mailing Address:
3142 Sparrow Drive, Sacramento, CA 95834

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0173

NAICS: 111335/Tree Nut Farming

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/19/2006

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 04/15/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101104891

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$4,050	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$9,050
Current Penalty	$4,050	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$9,050
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	342 A	04/04/2007	04/22/2007	$5,000	$5,000	$0	04/30/2007	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Serious	3203 A	04/04/2007	04/22/2007	$4,050	$4,050	$0	04/30/2007	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201108461

Event: 10/16/2006

Worker in Grove Is Run over and Killed by Harvesting Machine

On October 16, 2006, Employee #1 was working at a grove in which tree nuts were grown and harvested. He was taking a nap in an orchard row where he thought the harvesting had been completed. A coworker backing up a pistachio shaker ran over Employee #1. He sustained bruises, contusions, and abrasions to his abdomen, and he was killed.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, AGRICULTURE, FARM MACHINERY, HARVESTER, TREE, ABRASION, RUN OVER, BACKING UP, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300824372			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Laborers, except construction

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