Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316727353 - Monarch Valley Farming, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 316727353

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 03/18/2014

Site Address:
Monarch Valley Farming, Inc
13138 S. Bethel
Kingsburg, CA 93631

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1145, Reedley, CA 93654

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: Safety

Close Conference: 05/05/2014

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/18/2015

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101491652

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$20,925	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,925
Current Penalty	$2,250	$0	$0	$14,400	$0	$16,650
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	4002 A	05/09/2014	05/14/2014	$14,400	$18,000	$0	05/29/2014	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	4050 A	05/09/2014	05/14/2014	$2,250	$2,925	$0	05/29/2014	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201498615

Event: 02/04/2014

Employee Amputates Finger Tip in Crate Washer

At approximately 11:30 a.m. on February 4, 2014, Employee #1, of Monarch Valley Farming, Inc., was operating a crate washer. The employee was running empty table grape crates through a crate washer. As he was lifting washed crates from the end of the crate washing line, his right fifth digit was caught between a chain link and the metal frame of the crate washer. Employee #1 was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for an amputation of his finger-tip.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, CRATE, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, WASHING MACHINE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316727353			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.