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Inspection: 305929077 - Seeds West, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Division Of Occupational Safety And Health (Adosh)

 

Inspection Nr: 305929077
Report ID: 0950411
Date Opened: 05/08/2003

Site Address:
Seeds West, Inc
45850 East County 1st Street
Roll, AZ 85347

Mailing Address:
508 East 16th Street, Yuma, AZ 85365

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5153

NAICS: 424510/Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers


Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/08/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/07/2003


Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 101992568
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 2 4
Current Violations 2 2 4
Initial Penalty $5,875 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,875
Current Penalty $4,406 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,406
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 Serious 19100212 A01 09/03/2003 09/08/2003 $3,750 $5,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002 Serious 19100212 A02 09/03/2003 09/07/2003 $656 $875 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 02001 Other 19100303 C 09/03/2003 09/08/2003 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 02002 Other 19100305 G02 III 09/03/2003 09/08/2003 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201989274
Event: 03/27/2003
Employee's hand amputated by auger of seed blender

Employee #1 and a coworker were cleaning a seed blender when Employee #1 reached into the trap door to clean out the leftover product. The coworker started the blender while Employee #1 still had his hand near the auger and his hand was caught by the rotating conveyor. Employee #1's hand was amputated and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, AUGER, HAND

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 305929077 Hospitalized injury Amputation Occupation not reported
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