Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126187251 - Setton Pistachio Of Terra Bella, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 126187251

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 09/17/2009

Site Address:
Setton Pistachio Of Terra Bella, Inc.
9370 Road 234
Terra Bella, CA 93270

Mailing Address:
P O Box 11089, Terra Bella, CA 93270

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0723

NAICS: 115114/Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/17/2009

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 09/18/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361647076

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$32,200	$0	$0	$800	$0	$33,000
Current Penalty	$18,720	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,720
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
1.	01001	Other	25300102	10/06/2009	10/09/2009	$0	$800	$0	10/27/2009	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	3314 C	10/06/2009	11/08/2009	$18,000	$25,000	$0	10/27/2009	F - Formal Settlement
3.	03001	Serious	3314 E	10/06/2009	11/08/2009	$720	$7,200	$0	10/27/2009	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201492592

Event: 04/21/2009

Employee Fractures Hand When Caught in Bucket Elevator

On April 21, 2009, Employee #1 was cleaning a hopper/conveyor on the process line in a pistachio nut processing plant. He turned off the conveyor, but did not tag out the switch. While he was cleaning the hopper/conveyor, a coworker traveled by him. The coworker needed to run the line, but did not see Employee #1 and turned on the machine. Employee #1's right arm was caught in the conveyor and hopper, fracturing his hand. He received treatment at Sierra View Hospital in Porterville, CA and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, HAND, HOPPER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126187251			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Washing, cleaning and pickling machine operators

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