Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126209527 - Grimmway Farms, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 126209527

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 11/24/1997

Site Address:
Grimmway Farms, Inc.
1.5 Mi E Of Hwy 33 On Lerdo Hwy
Lost Hills, CA 93249

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 81498 Attn: Mr. Martin Rios, Bakersfield, CA 93380

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0161

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/03/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/18/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361693708

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$750	$0	$750
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	3314 A	02/06/1998	02/16/1998	$750	$5,000	$0	03/25/1998	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201091246

Event: 08/11/1997

EMPLOYEES' FINGER AMPUTATED

At approximately 4:00 p.m. on August 11, 1997, Employee #1, a farm tractor driver, and another employee were in the process of adjusting a "disc" which was attached to a Case Model 9270 tractor. Employee #1 had taken a 1-in.-diameter pin from the upper hole near the tongue of the "disc" and was moving the pin to the lower hole. Employee #1 used his left index finger to clean grass and dirt from the hole. While Employee #1 was cleaning out the hole, the other employee was using a pry bar to align the holes. The bar slipped and the "disc" moved amputating Employee #1's fingertip.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, FARM MACHINERY, TRACTOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126209527			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm workers

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