Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300844628 - Nurserymen'S Exchange Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office

Inspection Nr: 300844628

Report ID: 0950613

Date Opened: 05/02/2006

Site Address:
Nurserymen'S Exchange Inc.
2651 Cabrillo Hwy N
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0181

NAICS: 111421/Nursery and Tree Production

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/04/2006

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 05/25/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101128510

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	05/04/2006	05/09/2006	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3384 A	05/04/2006	05/09/2006	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201125820

Event: 03/16/2006

Employee Develops Infected Finger, Finger Is Amputated

On March 16, 2006, an employee of Nurserymen's Exchange, Inc., located in Half Moon Bay, California, was stacking 'flats' (plastic trays to hold plants). His right index finger was pinched between the flats. On April 6, the employee was treated for an infection. On April 7, the employee was admitted to Seton Hospital in Daly City, the employee's finger (up to the middle knuckle) was amputated, and he was hospitalized for four days. The employee believes his finger might have caught between the two plastic plant trays, when he was stacking (weight of each tray with plants is approximately 24-25 lbs.). The employee stated that the employer had provided him with work gloves, but he was not wearing any on the day of the accident.

Keywords: LOADING, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, WORK RULES, NURSERY, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INFECTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300844628			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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