Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125868653 - C & H Sugar Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125868653

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 05/28/1998

Site Address:
C & H Sugar Company, Inc.
830 Loring Avenue
Crockett, CA 94525

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2062

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/18/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/05/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362083529

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$235	$0	$5,235
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$235	$0	$5,235
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 C	09/11/1998	09/16/1998	$235	$235	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	3273 C	09/11/1998	09/16/1998	$5,000	$5,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170865638

Event: 04/16/1998

Employee's finger amputated by falling pallet

At about 3:00 p.m. on April 16, 1998, Employee #1, of the California and Hawaiian Sugar Company, Inc., was standing on an approximately 11 in. wide concrete structure, unloading a pallet from a forklift. He was holding the 4 ft by 5 ft wooden pallet when a gust of wind caught it and caused him to lose his balance and fall 4 ft to the ground. The pallet fell on his left little finger, crushing it against the tine of the forklift. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where his finger was surgically amputated. The narrow width of the space where Employee #1 was standing was considered to be unsafe.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, OFF LOADING, PALLET, LOST BALANCE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125868653			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, firefighting & fire prevention occupa

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