Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111896502 - Micheli Farms, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 111896502

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 07/26/1990

Site Address:
Micheli Farms, Inc.
6005 Highway 99
Live Oak, CA 95953

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0722

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/26/1990

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/07/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361049109

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170195150

Event: 07/24/1990

Employee's finger amputated during machine reassembly

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on July 24, 1990, Employee #1, age 16, was loading fruit onto a truck van. The loader consisted of a conveyor belt leading from the bottom of a fruit bin to the telescoping conveyor that carried the fruit inside the truck. Employee #1 became bored and decided to take off a hydraulic cylinder to see if the telescoping conveyor would operate with only one cylinder. As he was putting the unit back together, he stuck his right middle finger into the hole to line up the pin. He pushed the lever to adjust the hole, and it pinched his finger. He panicked and, instead of backing off the lever, he slammed it forward and amputated his finger. Employee #1 knew that in this operation, no adjustments were necessary. The accident was the result of his engaging in horseplay.

Keywords: LOADING, AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, WORK RULES, INEXPERIENCE, CONVEYOR, FRUIT PACKING, HORSEPLAY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111896502			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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