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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300790177 - Veg Packer Inc
Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office
Site Address:
Veg Packer Inc
101 E Main
Heber, CA 92249
Mailing Address:
Lindsey And Gentry, Calpattria, CA 92233
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0191
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/01/2002
Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)
Case Closed: 06/30/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362069791 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $27,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $32,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 342 A | 11/01/2002 | 11/06/2002 | $0 | $500 | $0 | J - ALJ Decision | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3203 A | 11/01/2002 | 12/20/2002 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | J - ALJ Decision | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 3457 C01 AB | 11/01/2002 | 12/20/2002 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | A - Amendment | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 4. | 01004 | Other | 3439 B | 11/01/2002 | 11/06/2002 | $0 | $0 | $0 | J - ALJ Decision | ||
| 5. | 01005 | Other | 3664 B | 11/01/2002 | 12/20/2002 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | J - ALJ Decision | ||
| 6. | 02001 | Serious | 3441 A04 | 11/01/2002 | 12/20/2002 | $0 | $27,000 | $0 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 4:00 p.m. on May 4, 2002, Employee #1 was part of a harvesting team which was working in a cornfield in Calapatria, California. The pickers were on foot picking corn and tossing the corn into a harvester that was being towed by a tractor. The harvester was a New Holland Model Number 8010, Serial Number #800660M. On board the harvester were employees who boxed the picked corn and stacked the produce on a flat bed trailer. Employee #1 was run over when the tractor, for unexplained reasons, lurched backwards. Once being notified that a laborer had been run over, the driver placed the tractor into a forward moving gear and inadvertently ran over Employee #1 a second time. Employee #1 died at the scene. He sustained a lacerated liver and multiple orthopedic fractures to his torso and pelvis. He suffered additional systemic bacterial and fungal infections as a result of his lacerated liver.
Keywords: FRACTURE, LIVER, TORSO, HARVESTER, PELVIS, TRACTOR, RUN OVER
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300790177 | Fatality | Fracture | Farm workers |