Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125729673 - Coit Ginning Co

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 125729673

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 02/04/2003

Site Address:
Coit Ginning Co
2578 S Lyon
Mendota, CA 93640

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0724

NAICS: 236115/New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders)

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/04/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/06/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362094534

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,800
Current Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,800
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	Serious	3314 A	05/05/2003	05/08/2003	$10,800	$10,800	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170763684

Event: 12/07/2002

Employee injured when finger caught between belt and pulley

On December 7, 2002, Employee #1 sustained a serious injury to his left ring finger. Employee #1 was repairing the Impact Cleaner Number 1 at the cotton gin. There are two impact cleaners next to each other in very close proximity. Impact Cleaner Number 2 was left running, exposing the belts and pulleys to Employee #1. While he was trying to turn the pulley of Impact Cleaner Number 1, his finger got caught in the other pulley causing a serious injury. Employee #1 was taken to University Medical Center in Fresno, California, where he was hospitalized with an amputated finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BELT, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, COTTON GIN, PULLEY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125729673			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Graders and sorters, except agricultural

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