Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125776500 - West Valley Cotton Growers

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 125776500

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 12/05/1996

Site Address:
West Valley Cotton Growers
10030 W. Mt. Whitney
Riverdale, CA 93656

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0724

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/05/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/12/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361354913

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$75	$0	$3,575
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
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	4070 A	03/13/1997	04/15/1997	$75	$75	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	3314 A	03/13/1997	04/15/1997	$75	$3,500	$0	04/11/1997	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170694145

Event: 12/04/1996

Employee's hand amputated in cotton gin

During the operation of a cotton gin, the ginner unlocked the rear access panel door to look into the duct to see if cotton was blowing through it. He was walking to the control panel to lockout the cotton gin, when Employee #1, who was working behind the ginner, stuck his right hand into the machine without checking that the machine had stopped. His hand was caught by the gin's rotating paddle and amputated. The machine was not locked out before the access door was unlocked.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, COTTON GIN, COMMUNICATION, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125776500			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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