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Inspection Information - Office: Bakersfield District Office | ||||
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| Nr: 316980770 | Report ID: 0950647 | Open Date: 12/11/2013 | ||
| Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. | ||||
| 11412 Malaga Rd Arvin, CA 93203 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 0723/Crop Preparation Services for Market, Except Cotton Ginning | ||||
| NAICS: 115114/Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning) | ||||
| Mailing: Po Box 81498, Bakersfield, CA 93380 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 05/08/2014 | |
| Close Case: | 04/25/2017 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 102859253 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $21,825 | $0 | $0 | $850 | $0 | $22,675 |
| Current Penalty | $12,000 | $0 | $0 | $635 | $0 | $12,635 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| Deleted | 1. | 01001 | Other | 23200002 A06 | 05/08/2014 | 05/13/2014 | $0 | $425 | $0 | 05/14/2014 | F - Formal Settlement |
| Deleted | 2. | 01002 | Other | 23200002 A04 | 05/08/2014 | 05/13/2014 | $0 | $425 | $0 | 05/14/2014 | F - Formal Settlement |
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 23200002 A01 | 05/08/2014 | 06/02/2014 | $635 | $3,825 | $0 | 05/14/2014 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 03001 | Serious | 3314 D | 05/08/2014 | 06/02/2014 | $12,000 | $18,000 | $0 | 05/14/2014 | F - Formal Settlement | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 202458741 | Event: 11/12/2013 | Employee Amputates Thumb And Finger On Cutting Machine | ||||
| At approximately 5:00 p.m. on November 12, 2013, Employee #1, a mechanic with Grimmway Enterprises, Inc., was repairing the bean cutter machine (Urschel: Model Number: 30) in the maintenance shop located in building I-1. Employee #1 and his immediate supervisor installed a drive motor on the bean cutter, which replaced the hydraulic system previously on the machine. A coworker installed an electrical cable and plug on the same piece of machinery's drive motor. The coworker then connected the machine to a portable test station. The coworker attempted to turn the machine on, using the on/off switch on the test station. The coworker determined the switch was not functioning. The coworker opened the panel door to the test station and performed a manual start of the station to power the machine. Employee #1 and the supervisor then visually verified that the unit was turning in the proper direction. The coworker then manually turned the unit off. Employee #1 then positioned himself in front of the machine to install a new blade (Number: ten). The coworker then opened the panel and began to trouble shoot the test station. The test station turned on and activated the cutting machine. Employee #1 was unscrewing a screw under the inside bottom of the outer bowl of the machine, as it was activated. The outer bowl and inter bowl created a pinch point, where Employee #1 had placed his left hand. Two of Employee #1's fingers were pinched and then amputated, at the distal phalanx of the thumb and at the middle phalanx of the left index finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized. The investigation concluded that the accident was caused as a result of failure to take positive means, such as disconnecting the machine from its source of power, or other action which would have effectively prevented the machine from inadvertent movement. | ||||||
| Keywords: maintenance, amputated, repair, finger, farm machinery, mechanic, thumb, nip point, automatic restart, machine--misc | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 316980770 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Specified mechanics and repairers | ||