Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310193495 - Ocean View Flowers

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Investigation Summary

At 6:55 a.m. on July 6, 2006, Employee #1 was an employee of Ocean View Flowers, in Lompoc, CA. He was performing maintenance on a harvesting machine used to harvest flowers. He was lifting the bumper of the machine, a sequence that required four clearly defined steps. A pin that was intended to prevent a tube from coming down was not installed, and the falling tube amputated a portion of Employee #1's little finger. He was not hospitalized. The employer had an operative IIPP (illness and injury prevention program) with documented enforcement. It had trained Employee #1 in the task he was performing, and he had sufficient experience in the task. The accident was the result of an independent employee act. Therefore, no accident-related citations were issued.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, PIN, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, WORK RULES, HARVESTER, FALLING OBJECT