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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 310827282 - Muller Farming Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office
Site Address:
Muller Farming Inc
16350 Ave 264 & Rd 164
Farmersville, CA 93223
Mailing Address:
1576 N Kaweah Ave, Exeter, CA 93221
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:0783
NAICS: 561730/Landscaping Services
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/21/2008
Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)
Case Closed: 04/07/2010
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362053134 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $10,800 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $15,800 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000 | $0 | $7,000 |
| 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 | 01/07/2009 | 01/12/2009 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 02/09/2009 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 3441 A02 D | 01/07/2009 | 01/12/2009 | $2,000 | $10,800 | $0 | 02/09/2009 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 3:30 p.m. on January 15, 2008, Employee #1, and a coworker, were clearing an orchard by grinding limb prunings into wood chips. The coworker was operating a Jackrabbit Bio Chipper, Serial Number 3, Engine Number 46319757, while Employee #1 was walking behind the Chipper retrieving the uncollected branches. For some reason, the coworker stopped movement of the Chipper and dismounted from the cab of the tractor. Employee #1 continued to walk forward until he came up along the opposite side of the rig, from the coworker, where he stopped at the lifting arm mechanism of the chipper's branch feeding apparatus. Employee #1 reached his left hand into the lifting arm mechanism at the same time the coworker lowered the lifting arms. The fingers on the left hand of Employee #1 were caught in the lifting arm mechanism and were amputated. Employee #1 was transported to Fresno Regional Medical, where he was hospitalized.
Keywords: WOOD CHIPS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, LIMBING, CHIPPER, TRACTOR, TREE TRIMMING, INATTENTION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 310827282 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Laborers, except construction |