Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120063904 - Saticoy Lemon

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 120063904

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 01/04/1996

Site Address:
Saticoy Lemon
103 North Peck Rd.
Santa Paula, CA 93060

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0174

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/04/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/01/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362486136

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$600	$0	$600
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$600	$0	$600
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	3203 A07 D	01/09/1996	01/16/1996	$600	$600	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170864516

Event: 12/29/1995

Employee's fingers severed in lemon packing machine

At approximately 6:50 p.m. on December 29, 1995, Employee #1, of the Saticoy Lemon Assoc. Inc., was removing lemons from in and around several lemon packing machines. Rather than use the lemon retrieval pole or wait until the machines were shut down, Employee #1 went into the machine's cavity to pull out lemons. He slipped and put his hand on the chain drive, which was located under the machine. Employee #1's left fingers were severed. He was taken to the emergency room, then released. Employee #1 misjudged a hazardous situation.

Keywords: SEVERED, AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, SLIP, LOCKOUT, HAND TOOL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120063904			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm workers

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