Inspection Detail

Inspection: 315073049 - Grimmway Enterprises Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 315073049

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 12/20/2011

Site Address:
Grimmway Enterprises Inc
11412 Malaga Rd
Arvin, CA 93203

Mailing Address:
P O Box 81498, Bakersfield, CA 93380

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0191

NAICS: 111998/All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/28/2012

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 04/17/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361660228

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
Current Penalty	$6,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,750
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	3999 B	03/01/2012	03/06/2012	$6,750	$18,000	$0	03/15/2012	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201496007

Event: 09/12/2011

Employee Partially Amputates Finger in Conveyor

At approximately 12:15 p.m. on September 12, 2011, Employee #1, a packing machine operator, was removing a package of baby carrots from the production line. The belt pulley assembly was unguarded. As he retrieved the package, his right index finger was caught in the conveyor belt pulley assembly. He sustained a partial finger amputation. Employee #1 was transported to medical center, where he underwent treatment and was then released from the hospital.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CONVEYOR, CONVEYOR BELT, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315073049			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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