Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300790060 - Ben Abatti Farms, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 300790060

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 05/09/2002

Site Address:
Ben Abatti Farms, Inc
184 Commercial St
El Centro, CA 92243

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0139

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/06/2002

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 05/06/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362067878

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$200	$0	$200
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$200	$0	$200
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 F	08/09/2002	08/27/2002	$200	$200	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201065000

Event: 03/15/2002

Employee's finger amputated after being crushed

On March 15, 2002, Employee #1 was working alone as an irrigator attempting to remove a "tapon", or gate, against a head of water in a 2.5-ft high irrigation canal. Employee #1 was on the west side of the canal and reached down to pull the gate with his left and right hands. His left hand pulled from the back, or the dry side of the gate, near where the edge of the gate meets the canal wall. As he began lifting the gate, the fingers of his left hand slid under the edge of the gate which normally seals with the wall of the canal. Employee #1 lost his grip with his right hand, and the gate fell back onto his left hand and crushed the tip of his left ring finger. Employee #1 drove himself to the employment facility and was taken to the local hospital, where the tip of his left ring finger was amputated to the first joint.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CANAL, FINGER, CRUSHED, IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT, LOST CONTROL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300790060			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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