Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125854125 - Half Moon Fruit & Produce Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125854125

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 08/19/1998

Site Address:
Half Moon Fruit & Produce Co.
14275 Cacheville Rd.
Yolo, CA 95697

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 428, Yolo, CA 95697

Union Status: Union

SIC:0723

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/11/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/12/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361502669

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
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	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	342 A	02/17/1999	02/22/1999	$300	$300	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3203 B01	02/17/1999	03/06/1999	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170618342

Event: 08/12/1998

Employee suffers heat exhaustion in melon packing shed

On August 12, 1998, Employee #1 was working in a packing shed during melon harvesting season. He was loading cardboard sheets that weighed between 5 and 50 lb into a cardboard forming machine to make boxes. At approximately 7:30 p.m., Employee #1 became disoriented and began shaking; he lost consciousness 10 minutes later. Employee #1 was taken to the Emergency Room at Woodland Memorial Hospital, and then air lifted to the University of California/Davis facility in Sacramento, CA, where he was hospitalized. Employee #1 had been with same company for over 20 years, working in the field during growing season and in the packing shed during harvesting season. He was one of four operators loading the forming machines. The shed was a warehouse-type structure with several open roll-up doors for trucks to bring in melons. Employee #1's machine was located at the end of the shed near a water fountain and a roll-up door that was open when Employee #1 became ill. The temperature was approximately 106 degrees Fahrenheit on the day of the accident.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, AGRICULTURE, PACKING HOUSE, HEAT STROKE, FRUIT PACKING, HEAT EXHAUSTION, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125854125			Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Farm workers

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