Foothill Packing, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on May 19, 2018: Employee sustains injuries in fall from platform

At 2:50 a.m. on May 19, 2018, an employee was putting a tarp over a platform while walking on it when he accidentally walked off the end of the platform. While falling 4 feet to the ground, the employee struck a metal bar protruding from the trailer. The employee suffered a kidney laceration and multiple rib fractures. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Incident on Oct 18, 2017 (fatal): Farm machinery operator killed when tractor rolls over

At 5:30 a.m. on October 18, 2017, an employee was working for a firm engaged in crop harvesting, primarily by machine. The employer provided agricultural services, including vegetable harvesting and packing. The employee was driving an agricultural tractor with a trailer. As he was driving, the trailer rolled over on an embankment as the embankment made a T-intersection with a dirt road. The tractor and trailer fell off approximately 7.6 meters (25 feet) at a main access road. Emergency personnel responded. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene by the coroner. At 7:00 a.m. that same day, the employer notified the Fremont/San Jose district office of the Division of Occupational Safety Health that a work-related injury that resulted in employee's death had occurred. An investigation into the incident was started on October 18, 2017. The CSHO held an opening conference with the firms vice-president and safety manager, following Cal/OSHA policies and procedures.

Incident on May 2, 2017: Employee faints from heat stroke

On May 2, 2017, an employee was sorting, cutting, and packing vegetables. The employee had fainted from heat stroke. The employee was not hospitalized.

Incident on Jul 2, 2013 (fatal): Employee collapses while harvesting, later dies

On July 2, 2013, Employee #1, an agricultural laborer, was harvesting watermelon s collapsed. The employee was returning to his vehicle at the end of a 6 hour wo rk shift in temperatures exceeding one hundred degrees Fahrenheit, when he was o bserved by a coworker to stumble or stagger. The coworker assisted Employee #1 a nd alerted the supervisor the employee's condition. The supervisor and coworker transported Employee #1 to a cold storage facility, and later transporting him t o Coalinga Community Medical Center, where the employee was pronounced dead with a body core temperature of 109.4 degrees Fahrenheit.

Incident on Sep 18, 2012: Employee injurs finger in trucking accident

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on September 18, 2012, Employee #1 was resting his ar m, with a stop sign, and holding chains in his hand. A flatbed truck that was mo ving pallets, got stuck in the chains when the operator started moving the palle ts, catching Employee #1's index finger, causing a severe laceration. Employee # 1 was taken to a local clinic to repair his finger.

Incident on Oct 9, 2010 (fatal): Employee overturns tractor and is killed

On October 9, 2010, Employee #1 was driving a New Holland Model TS6030 Agricultu ral Tractor and was pulling two 25-ft long flatbed trailers. The trailers were n ot connected to the tractor by a fifth wheel tow hitch. While making a right tur n onto an agricultural field access road, he drove off the road and into an agri cultural drainage slough (canal), overturning the tractor onto the left side. Em ployee #1 was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the tractor. The tract or struck and pinned him underneath the left rear wheel. He sustained traumatic injuries that killed him.

Incident on Sep 13, 2004 (fatal): Employee dies from congenital heart defect

An employee was cutting lettuce when he suddenly stood upright, swayed, vomited and then collapsed. Other field hands ran to help but were not able to revive hi m. Emergency medical services were called and he was pronounced dead at the scen e. He may have had a congenital heart defect.