Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306362815 - Sunwest Fruit Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 306362815

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 08/04/2006

Site Address:
Sunwest Fruit Co Inc
755 Manning Ave
Parlier, CA 93648

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0723

NAICS: 115114/Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/04/2006

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 03/27/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362097131

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$655	$0	$655
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$655	$0	$655
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	3203 B02	09/18/2006	10/06/2006	$375	$375	$0	10/16/2006	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3314 C	09/18/2006	09/21/2006	$280	$280	$0	10/16/2006	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201087582

Event: 03/17/2006

Employee Fractures Leg in Machine Accident

At approximately 9:00 p.m. on March 17, 2006, an employee worked for Sun West Fruit Co., a fruit packing facility. The employee palletized fruit and worked for the company for two weeks. He entered the operation area of the machine and was picking up fruit. As he did this, the machine, which was in mid-cycle at the time, lowered the plastic dump bin back to the start position. This pinned the employee against the conveyer rails and under the dump bin. A coworker shut off the machine and helped remove the employee from under the machine. The employee was taken to UMC Hospital, where he was hospitalized for two weeks. The employee sustained a fractured leg and a dislocated shoulder.

Keywords: LOADING, FRACTURE, SHOULDER, PALLETIZED CARGO, PACKING HOUSE, PINNED, CAUGHT BY, STRUCK BY, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306362815			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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