Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316723956 - Foothill Packing, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 316723956

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 07/02/2013

Site Address:
Foothill Packing, Inc
Tres Picos Ranch, Five Points
Five Points, CA 93624

Mailing Address:
1582 Moffett St, Salinas, CA 93905

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0761

NAICS: 115115/Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 12/27/2013

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/26/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101089811

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$25,000	$0	$0	$750	$0	$25,750
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$4,750	$0	$4,750
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	Note
1.	01001	Other	3457 C03 C	12/30/2013	02/01/2014	$750	$750	$0	01/10/2014	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	3203 A	12/30/2013	02/01/2014	$4,000	$25,000	$0	01/10/2014	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201497930

Event: 07/02/2013

Employee Collapses While Harvesting, Later Dies

On July 2, 2013, Employee #1, an agricultural laborer, was harvesting watermelons collapsed. The employee was returning to his vehicle at the end of a 6 hour work shift in temperatures exceeding one hundred degrees Fahrenheit, when he was observed by a coworker to stumble or stagger. The coworker assisted Employee #1 and alerted the supervisor the employee's condition. The supervisor and coworker transported Employee #1 to a cold storage facility, and later transporting him to Coalinga Community Medical Center, where the employee was pronounced dead with a body core temperature of 109.4 degrees Fahrenheit.

Keywords: HEAT, COLLAPSE, HARVESTER, HEAT STROKE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316723956			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Farm workers

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