OSHA has inspected Conant Orchards, Inc. 3 times in California since 1998.
The latest one began on Jul 20, 2017 after a complaint, in Rio Oso.
Those inspections ended with 8 citation items: 4 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $26,085 and now stand at $10,765, 59% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for farming, fishing and forestry employers since 2015 is $1,440, and Conant Orchards, Inc. averages $8,665 (1 cited inspection).
Incident on Sep 30, 1998: Employee's fingertip amputated in walnut pickup machine
On September 30, 1998, Employee #1 was helping coworkers replace a bar conveyor on a walnut pickup machine. He was pulling on the conveyor as power was applied to the drive sprocket. The heavy conveyor suddenly moved around the sprocket and doubled back, catching and amputating the tip of his right middle finger just a bove the distal joint.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
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| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 3314 A |
Serious | $3,000 | $1,000 | Mar 10, 1999 | Final |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.