Inspection Detail

Inspection: 302196316 - Valicoff Fruit Company Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Yakima Service Location, Yakima, Wa

Inspection Nr: 302196316

Report ID: 1055350

Date Opened: 05/14/1999

Site Address:
Valicoff Fruit Company Inc
5150 Yakima Valley Hwy
Wapato, WA 98951

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0723

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/19/1999

Emphasis: L:Wasafety

Case Closed: 10/15/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	902806579	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				3		3
Current Violations				3		3
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	02400040	06/24/1999	07/27/1999	$0	$0	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	0240612002 A	06/24/1999	07/27/1999	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	0241100501	06/24/1999	07/27/1999	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171038870

Event: 05/11/1999

Employee's finger amputated in conveyor chain and sprocket

At 2:30 p.m. on May 1, 1999, Employee #1, age 20, was packing fruit into boxes and setting the full boxes on a conveyor driven by a chain and sprocket. The machine periodically shuts down when the lines get full. The machine happened to be shut down when Employee #1 set a full box of apples on the conveyor near the chain and sprocket end. She noticed that the box's bottom had folded back and attempted to unfold so it would not jam the machine. Employee #1 had her hand under the box when the conveyor restarted. Her right index finger became caught between the chain and the sprocket, amputating the end to the first knuckle.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, FRUIT PACKING, SPROCKET

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302196316			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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