Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300877123 - Huffman Brothers

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 300877123

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 12/12/2002

Site Address:
Huffman Brothers
405 County Road 123
Tulelake, CA 96134

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0134

NAICS: 111211/Potato Farming

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/08/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 04/24/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361680077
Complaint	78280179	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$150	$0	$10,950
Current Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$150	$0	$10,950
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	05/20/2003	05/23/2003	$150	$150	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	4002 B	05/20/2003	05/23/2003	$10,800	$10,800	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201173051

Event: 10/01/2002

Employee Fractures Arm When Arm Caught In Rotating Shaft

On October 1, 2002, Employee #1, who works for a potato farmer as a truck driver, was driving a truck that has a bed with a belt in the bottom of the trailer bed. This belt removes the potatoes from the trailer. The belt is driven by a hydraulic unit. The shaft of this drive unit had four setscrews that projected from the shaft. Employee #1 reached under the drive shaft to brush a potato back onto the belt. As he did this, a setscrew caught Employee #1's glove and coat and pulled his arm into the turning shaft, fracturing his arm. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROTATING SHAFT, CAUGHT BY, ARM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300877123			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Farm workers

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