Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314148198 - Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office

Inspection Nr: 314148198

Report ID: 0950612

Date Opened: 08/13/2010

Site Address:
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
32655 Camphora Gloria Rd.
Soledad, CA 93960

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2018, Monterey, CA 93942

Union Status: Union

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: 12/02/2010

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 12/02/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102678471

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202612289

Event: 08/06/2010

Employee Fractures Hand While Removing Debris from Conveyor

At approximately 5:20 a.m. on August 6, 2010, Employee #1, a sanitation worker, was performing maintenance on an ISOFLO Shaker machine, washing down the conveyor portion. While rinsing down the machine, Employee #1 observed debris that remained. As he reached to remove the debris, his right hand contacted the conveyer's pulley/rollers and became entangled. Employee #1 was taken to Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, where he was hospitalized and treated for a fractured right hand and wrist. The accident investigation revealed that before rinsing the pulley/roller portion of the conveyor, he lifted the guard; therefore, exposing his hand to an unguarded area when removing the debris.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARD, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER CONVEYOR, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CONVEYOR, PULLEY, HAND, WRIST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314148198			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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