Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300796836 - Pappas & Company

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 300796836

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 03/10/1999

Site Address:
Pappas & Company
456 S. Washoe
Mendota, CA 93640

Mailing Address:
Po Box 477, Mendota, CA 93640

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0161

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/24/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/28/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361691058

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$525	$0	$525
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$525	$0	$525
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	342 A	03/25/1999	03/25/1999	$300	$300	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3203 A05	03/25/1999	04/25/1999	$225	$225	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201081411

Event: 10/01/1998

Employee Fractures Leg After A Wheel Runs Over His Leg

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on October 1, 1998, Employee #1 received a femur fracture to his left leg and was hospitalized for two days. His employer reported the incident on October 2, 1998, at 11:45 a.m. He had worked for the company for approximately six months as a laborer. At the time of the incident, he was working as a loader for a crew that was harvesting and field packing cantaloupes. The loader stacks the packed boxes on the harvesting trailer from the platform where the boxes are filled. Employee #1 slipped or jumped from the platform, and his leg became caught under the wheel of the platform. The wheel ran over his leg. Employee #1 could not be interviewed because his location was unknown. Documents were obtained from his employer. However, the original incident report taken from his employer had different accounts of the incident. Furthermore, the physician's first report indicated that Employee #1 fell. His employer failed to report the incident within eight hours, failed to maintain an injury and accident investigation report, and failed to follow proper reporting procedures.

Keywords: PLATFORM, WHEEL, FRACTURE, SLIP, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300796836			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction

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