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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 314823592 - Tierra Bella Produce
Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office
Site Address:
Tierra Bella Produce
Corner Of Las Posas Rd. & 5th St.
Camarillo, CA 93010
Mailing Address:
535 Corte Golandrina, Camarillo, CA 93010
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: 06/21/2011
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/30/2013
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102636008 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $10,800 | $0 | $0 | $5,780 | $0 | $16,580 |
| Current Penalty | $10,800 | $0 | $0 | $5,780 | $0 | $16,580 |
| 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 | Other | 342 A | 07/07/2011 | 07/26/2011 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3203 A | 07/07/2011 | 07/12/2011 | $260 | $260 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 3395 F03 | 07/07/2011 | 07/12/2011 | $260 | $260 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Other | 3439 B | 07/07/2011 | 07/26/2011 | $260 | $260 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 02001 | Serious | 3706 B | 07/07/2011 | 07/12/2011 | $10,800 | $10,800 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 10:16 a.m. on February 2, 2011, Employee #1 was working for Tierra Bella Produce, a cilantro harvesting company that employed up to six employees, at a field in Camarillo, CA. She had been working for Tierra Bella Produce for less than one week when the accident occurred. Tierra Bella's employees harvested cilantro using knives. They would then put a rubber band around the bunch of plants they had cut and put the cilantro bunches in boxes. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was working as one of four harvesters. The four had finished loading the boxes of cilantro onto a Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck and were walking away from the truck. As Employee #1 was walking down a row of cilantro plants behind the pickup truck, the other three workers headed diagonally through the field back to their cars. Their supervisor was driving the pickup truck. Because of the boxes stacked on the back of his truck, he was unable to see where he was going in the truck's rear view mirror. He nonetheless started backing up the truck. When he did, he felt the truck roll over an object and heard Employee #1 scream. The supervisor got out of the truck, recognized that he had backed over Employee #1, and called emergency medical services. Employee #1 had sustained fractures to her pelvis, fifth lumbar vertebra, right femur, and wrist. She was airlifted to Ventura County Medical Center, and she was hospitalized for a week. The employer never reported the accident to the Division. The Division issued a Serious Accident Related citation for 3706(b) for automotive vehicles operating in areas where their backward movement would constitute a hazard to employees working in the area on foot, and where the operator's vision was obstructed to the rear of the vehicle. Such operations were also to comply with Section 1592(b) of the Construction Safety Orders.
Keywords: FRACTURE, AGRICULTURE, OBSTRUCTED REAR VIEW, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, PELVIS, PICKUP TRUCK, RUN OVER, VERTEBRA, BACKING UP, WRIST
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 314823592 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Farm workers |