Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1045841.015 - Dan Avila
Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office
Site Address:
Dan Avila
Flint Rd & Robin Rd.
Livingston, CA 95334
Mailing Address:
2718 Roberts Rd., Ceres, CA 95307
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 115113/ Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/21/2015
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/28/2019
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 968514 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Initial Penalty | $56,250 | $0 | $6,800 | $0 | $0 | $63,050 |
Current Penalty | $19,125 | $0 | $0 | $850 | $0 | $19,975 |
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 | 3441(A)(1) | 08/24/2015 | 09/14/2015 | $850 | $6,800 | $0 | 11/23/2015 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | |
2. | 02001 | Serious | 3439(B) | 08/24/2015 | 09/14/2015 | $0 | $11,475 | $0 | 11/23/2015 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | Citation has been deleted. |
3. | 03001 | Serious | 3440(D)(1) | 08/24/2015 | 09/14/2015 | $7,650 | $11,475 | $0 | 11/23/2015 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | |
4. | 04001 | Serious | 3441(A)(2)(A) | 08/24/2015 | 09/14/2015 | $0 | $15,300 | $0 | 11/23/2015 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | Citation has been deleted. |
5. | 05001 | Serious | 3440(D)(2) | 08/24/2015 | 09/14/2015 | $11,475 | $18,000 | $0 | 11/23/2015 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order |
Investigation Summary
At 10:30 a.m. on March 11, 2015, an employee was unloading seeds from hoppers into plastic garbage bags when the employee's clothing became entangeled in the spinning Seed Rate shafts cotter pins. The clothing began winding around shaft pulling the employee's waist up against the shaft. The clothing wound so tight around employee's waist that it restricted his air intake. The employee was killed by asphyxiation and blunt force trauma.
Keywords: Agriculture, Asphyxiated, Caught In, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Rotating Parts, Rotating Shaft
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1045841.015 | 39 | M | Fatality | Laborers, except construction |