Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306365743 - Higard Farms

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 306365743

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 03/19/2007

Site Address:
Higard Farms
35720 Lassen Ave
Huron, CA 93234

Mailing Address:
P O Box 4395, Salinas, CA 93912

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0161

NAICS: 111219/Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/19/2007

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 05/21/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362285009

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$12,600	$0	$0	$335	$0	$12,935
Current Penalty	$3,035	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,035
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 A	03/30/2007	04/17/2007	$0	$335	$0	04/16/2007	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Serious	3328 A	03/30/2007	04/04/2007	$3,035	$12,600	$0	04/16/2007	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201088648

Event: 10/04/2006

Employee Is Injured While Testing Pipe

At approximately 4:00 p.m. on October 4, 2006, Employee #1 was a farm laborer at Higard Farms. He was pneumatically testing a 12-in. diameter aluminum irrigation pipeline. He pumped up the pressure in the pipeline with a portable air compressor, which he left connected and running. Air was pumped through a plug at the end of the line as Employee #1 walked alongside the pipe. Employee #1 returned to the end and was injured when the clamp securing the plug let go and the metal plug struck him in his abdomen. He was hospitalized at U.M.C. in Fresno, CA, for unspecified injuries.

Keywords: COMPRESSED AIR, TEST EQUIPMENT, PIPE, STRUCK BY, IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306365743			Hospitalized injury	Other	Farm workers

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