Inspection Detail
Inspection: 314570169 - Pacific Coast Producers
Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office
Site Address:
Pacific Coast Producers
1376 Lemen Ave
Woodland, CA 95776
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:2033
NAICS: 311421/Fruit and Vegetable Canning
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 02/14/2012
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/09/2012
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 361685985 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $45,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $45,000 |
Current Penalty | $45,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $45,000 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 3328 G | 02/14/2012 | 03/19/2012 | $22,500 | $22,500 | $0 | - | ||
2. | 02001 | Serious | 5141 A | 02/14/2012 | 03/19/2012 | $22,500 | $22,500 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
On August 21, 2011, Forty seven employees, 38 from the primary employer and nine from a secondary temporary agency, were sent to hospitals for treatment of respiratory irritation after being exposed to chlorine dioxide released inside a tomato processing plant. Three employees were admitted for further treatment. The chlorine dioxide release was due to equipment failure--one safety switch bypassed, pump running contact switch, and the other clogged, flow sensor. The failure by plant and sub-contractor personnel to follow shutdown and restart protocols contributed to the accident. Also, failure to use engineering controls to detect and alert personnel of the harmful exposures in the northeast corner of the plant as was installed and used in the southeast corner of the plant after a similar incident in 2007, which resulted in exposure of employees to chlorine dioxide.
Keywords: RESPIRATORY, AGRICULTURE, INHALATION, GAS, CHLORINE DIOXIDE, CHEMICAL
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
2 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
3 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
4 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
5 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec | ||
6 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
7 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Inspectors, agricultural products | ||
8 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
9 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
10 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
11 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
12 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
13 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
14 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
15 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Inspectors, agricultural products | ||
16 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
17 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
18 | 314570169 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Supervisors, related agricultural occupations | ||
19 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Supervisors, related agricultural occupations | ||
20 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
21 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
22 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
23 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
24 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
25 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec | ||
26 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec | ||
27 | 314570169 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec | ||
28 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec | ||
29 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
30 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
31 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
32 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
33 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
34 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
35 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
36 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
37 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
38 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
39 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
40 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
41 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
42 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
43 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Supervisors, related agricultural occupations | ||
44 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
45 | 314570169 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products | ||
46 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec | ||
47 | 314570169 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Graders and sorters, agricultural products |