Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125745968 - Harter Tomato Products Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125745968

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 10/02/2001

Site Address:
Harter Tomato Products Co.
1321 Harter Rd.
Yuba City, CA 95993

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1688, Yuba City, CA 95992

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2033

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/10/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/15/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361703333

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$785	$0	$785
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$785	$0	$785
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	4650 E	01/22/2002	02/01/2002	$450	$450	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3578 G	01/22/2002	02/01/2002	$335	$335	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170871271

Event: 09/27/2001

Employee Bruises Pelvis - Caught Between Bin And Railing

On September 27, 2001, Employee #1 was assigned to the diced fill line where large, plastic-lined wooden bins were filled with diced tomatoes. There were three steps involved: filling the bin, placing a top on the bin and securing the top, and moving the bin off line to a storage location. It took approximately 4 minutes to fill a bin and as one bin was filled, the top to the previously filled bin would be secured. There was a fixed railing at the location where the bins move off the filling platform to a roller conveyor. Employee #1 and his partner were assigned the task of placing tops onto the bins and securing them with strapping. While securing a bin, Employee #1 became caught between the moving bin and the fixed railing, causing bruises to his pelvis. Yuba City Fire Department transported Employee #1 to Rideout Memorial Hospital in Marysville to treat his bruises.

Keywords: RAIL, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, PELVIS, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125745968			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Packaging and filling machine operators

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