Translate
Inspection Detail
Inspection: 119756930 - Riverbend Rice Mill Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office
Site Address:
Riverbend Rice Mill Inc
234 E Main St
Colusa, CA 95932
Mailing Address:
25 Main St Ste 201, Chico, CA 95928
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2044
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/29/1993
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/12/1995
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361390644 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $3,500 | $0 | $0 | $300 | $0 | $3,800 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $600 | $0 | $600 |
| 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 | 4070 A | 11/22/1993 | 12/24/1993 | $200 | $200 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3210 A | 11/22/1993 | 12/24/1993 | $100 | $100 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 3212 A02 | 11/22/1993 | 07/29/1993 | $300 | $3,500 | $0 | 01/22/1994 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
At 9:30 a.m. on July 27, 1993, Employee #1 was seriously injured when he fell through a rice storage bin opening and landed 20 feet below. Employee #1 was walking on top of a rice bin to close a valve which changes the flow of rice. He reached over a transverse enclosed screw auger and closed the valve. As he backed away from the screw auger he stepped in the square 24-inch hatchway opening which was either uncovered or not securely covered by its metal cover, falling into the bin and onto the steel bottom and use block. Emergency crews had to strap Employee #1 to a backboard and tackle in order to lift him up and out of the bin hatch cover. He was taken to Colusa Memorial Hospital and immediately transferred by helicopter to Chico Enloe Hospital where he was treated for four possible fractures to the left foot (requiring surgery with pins and screws) and two fractured vertebrae.
Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING, VERTEBRA, UNGUARDED, FOOT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 119756930 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Machine operators, not specified |