Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310829262 - E.C. Labor

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 310829262

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 02/18/2009

Site Address:
E.C. Labor
23300 W. Oakland Ave
Coalinga, CA 93210

Mailing Address:
P O Box E, Calexico, CA 92231

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0761

NAICS: 115115/Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/18/2009

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 02/19/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362274508

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201491842

Event: 09/18/2008

Employee's Finger Is Amputated Clearing Jammed Equipment

On September 18, 2008, Employee #1 was trying to dislodge a piece of wood from the metal hopper of a Gandy Positive Displacement Metering System, a seed and fertilizer mixing spreader, Unit Number 6015. The equipment was hitched to a john Deere PAR 1725 tractor, Unit Number 6420. He cleared and removed all the seed and fertilizer from the hopper until the mixing blades and wood block were visible. The blades of the shaft metering wheel were still energized and the blades rotated when Employee #1 removed the piece of wood. His right index finger was caught in the pinch between the mixing blades and the bottom wall of the hopper. Employee #1 was hospitalized with two amputated fingers.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, FARM MACHINERY, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, STRUCK BY, NIP POINT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310829262			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm workers

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