Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312914476 - Blackburn Farming Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 312914476

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 03/28/2010

Site Address:
Blackburn Farming Co., Inc.
Sec 6 N Of North Ave
Firebaugh, CA 93622

Mailing Address:
43940 W. North Ave, Firebaugh, CA 93622

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0179

NAICS: 111336/Fruit and Tree Nut Combination Farming

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/28/2010

Emphasis: L:Regionp1, S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 07/10/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361655046

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations	1			3		4
Initial Penalty	$19,350	$0	$0	$650	$0	$20,000
Current Penalty	$14,400	$0	$0	$1,200	$0	$15,600
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
1.	01001	Other	3203 A04 B	09/02/2010	09/10/2010	$515	$515	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3203 B	09/02/2010	09/10/2010	$135	$135	$0		-
3.	02001	Other	3441 A01	09/02/2010	09/10/2010	$550	$4,950	$0	09/28/2010	F - Formal Settlement
4.	03001	Serious	3441 A02 C	09/02/2010	09/10/2010	$14,400	$14,400	$0	09/28/2010	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201493335

Event: 03/27/2010

Employee Is Killed When Clothes Catch in Auger

At approximately 10:00 p.m. on March 27, 2010, Employee #1, an employee of an apple farm, was using a pipe wrench to force the drive chain of the JackRabbit wood chipper, Serial Number 347, conveyor loose. The overalls of Employee #1 became caught in the augers. Lockout procedures were not applied. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: CHAIN, CLOTHING, WORK RULES, FARM MACHINERY, PIPE WRENCH, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CHIPPER, CONVEYOR, AUGER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312914476			Fatality	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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