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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 313232282 - Farmers' Rice Cooperative
Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office
Site Address:
Farmers' Rice Cooperative
1800 Terminal Ave
West Sacramento, CA 95691
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 15223, Sacramento, CA 95851
Union Status: Union
SIC:2044
NAICS: 311212/Rice Milling
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/20/2010
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/23/2010
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362330458 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $4,050 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,050 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $900 | $0 | $900 |
| 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 | 3241 C | 05/03/2010 | 06/07/2010 | $900 | $4,050 | $0 | 05/18/2010 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On January 7, 2010, Employee #1, a warehouseman with Farmers' Rice Cooperative, was transporting palletized product from a warehouse location to a loading dock. To the left side of the palletized material was a row of rice filled one-ton totes stacked three or four totes high. Employee #1 was around the third or fourth tote when he removed a double palletized load from the area. As Employee #1 was backing up, he noticed a small quantity of rice at the base of a tote and upon returning from off-loading the pallets; he got some tape and got off his forklift to patch the ripped tote. Employee #1 walked into the aisle and facing the totes he kneeled down to patch the tote. Just as he placed the tape on the tote, the totes stacked above this particular tote fell over, striking Employee #1 and pinning him to the floor. A coworker who was first on the scene after the incident confirmed that three totes had fallen over in a somewhat straight-line though only two totes struck Employee #1. Employee #1 indicated that the only thing he did was to try to patch a small rip in the tote and did not move the tote. After the totes were removed from on top of Employee #1, he was transported to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. Employee #1 sustained a fracture and crack to his back at L-5 vertebrae (no surgery) along with a ligament tear and rupture of the right knee with pending surgery for the knee but was released later that day.
Keywords: SPINE, WAREHOUSE, CRATE, BACK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 313232282 | Non Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators |