Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306356247 - Britz Farming Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 306356247

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 10/16/2003

Site Address:
Britz Farming Corp
21770 S Colusa
Five Points, CA 93624

Mailing Address:
3265 Figarden Dr, Fresno, CA 93711

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0161

NAICS: 111219/Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/16/2003

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 03/05/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362280620

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
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	Serious	4002 A	11/21/2003	12/04/2003	$0	$18,000	$0	12/22/2003	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201084233

Event: 06/26/2003

Employee is injured when caught in conveyor belt

On June 26, 2003, Employee #1 was observing two, in-running, conveyor belts on the underside of a tomato harvester. The conveyor belts were located 68 inches above the working surface and they were separated by a 2-inch gap. As Employee #1 adjusted his baseball cap, his hand became caught in the point where the in-running conveyor belts come together. The conveyor belts pulled in Employee #1's hand and arm. He attempted to pull his arm out with his free hand, which also became stuck in the conveyor belt. A coworker heard Employee #1 screaming and turned off the tomato harvester. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for third-degree burns to both his arms, due to the friction of the in-running conveyor belts.

Keywords: BURN, CAUGHT BETWEEN, ARM, CONVEYOR BELT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306356247			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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