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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 314829482 - Harbor View Farms, Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office
Site Address:
Harbor View Farms, Llc
5060 Olivas Park Dr.
Ventura, CA 93003
Mailing Address:
1901 Holser Walk, Ste. 300, Oxnard, CA 93036
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0171
NAICS: 111333/Strawberry Farming
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/28/2012
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 06/20/2014
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102782356 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $24,750 | $0 | $0 | $1,310 | $0 | $26,060 |
| Current Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,465 | $0 | $20,465 |
| 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 | 3664 B | 09/13/2012 | 10/02/2012 | $0 | $375 | $0 | 10/05/2012 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3395 F03 | 09/13/2012 | 10/02/2012 | $280 | $560 | $0 | 10/05/2012 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 6151 E02 | 09/13/2012 | 10/02/2012 | $185 | $375 | $0 | 10/05/2012 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 02001 | Other | 3203 A04 | 09/13/2012 | 10/02/2012 | $2,000 | $6,750 | $0 | 10/05/2012 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 03001 | Serious | 3440 D02 | 09/13/2012 | 10/02/2012 | $18,000 | $18,000 | $0 | 10/05/2012 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 11:30 a.m. on April 17, 2012, Employee #1, a twenty nine year old tractor driver/irrigator suffered an ear laceration and upper body abrasions after his clothing became caught in an unguarded revolving shaft on an irrigation drip tape machine. The employer, Harbor View Farms LLC, is engaged in farming vegetables and berries which includes preparing fields, irrigation, fertilization and cultivation, but no harvesting. Harbor View Farms LLC employs 1200 employees. On the day of the accident, two employees, both irrigators with the company for one year, were performing a regularly assigned job of pulling the irrigation drip tape from the field before harvesting the celery. Employee #1 was on the trailer that had four identical hose winding spools. Power was provided hydraulically from the tractor. Employee #1 walked between the spools to turn on the machine and while walking back to guide the tape onto the spool, the revolving shaft caught his clothing, pulling him into the machine. Employee #2 was not sure how to turn off the machine at the unmarked on/off switch on the machine and ran to turn off the tractor. Employee #2 called their supervisor. Employee #1 sustained a complex laceration to his left external ear, received abrasions on his upper chest, neck, right upper arm, left lateral knee and left face. Employee #1 was taken by private car to Community Memorial Hospital and then by ambulance to Ventura County Medical Center where he was hospitalized for 19 hours.
Keywords: CHEST, CLOTHING, CAUGHT BY, EAR, LACERATION, SHAFT, ABRASION, TRACTOR, IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT, TRAILER
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 314829482 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Laborers, except construction |