Ramco Enterprises, LP: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on May 20, 2013: Employee injures head, shoulders and ribs in fall from truck

At approximately 10:52 a.m. on May 20, 2013, Employee #1, a driver, was standing on a flatbed truck securing a load of boxes. The employee stepped back falling approximately 3-ft to the cement ground. Employee #1 was transported to Work Wel l Clinic and later admitted to Salinas Valley Medical Hospital, where he was tre ated for fractures to his head, shoulders and left side ribs, and later breathin g problems. Employee #1 was hospitalized for two weeks.

Incident on Aug 16, 2012 (fatal): Employee is run over by tractor forklift, died

At approximately 10:26 a.m. on August 16, 2012, Employee #1 was working as a sta cker harvesting strawberries. The employee was climbing onto a tractor forklift that was being driven by a coworker at an estimated speed of 5-10 mph. Employee #1 slipped and fell to the ground and the rear wheel of the tractor forklift ran over his head. The employee died at the scene.

Incident on Jul 20, 2012: Worker amputates fingertip while cleaning conveyor

At 4:00 p.m. on July 20, 2012, an employee was working as a member of a sanitati on crew at Ramco Enterprises, L.P., in Moss Landing, CA. He was not a contract e mployee. He was using a hose to clean a conveyor belt. The machinery was guarded , but the employee removed the guard to do a better job of cleaning the apparatu s. His right hand became stuck in a chain, and he sustained a partial amputation of a fingertip. The employee was taken to Watsonville Community Hospital, where he was treated and released after surgery. The accident was reported by the fir m's safety compliance manager at 5:59 p.m. that same day.

Incident on Feb 23, 2012: Farm laborer finger is amputated in cutting machine

At approximately 1:30 p.m. on February 23, 2012, Employee #1, a 34-year-old male farm laborer, was feeding a fresh crop of broccoli through a pneumatic powered cutting machine. The worker's finger nail was caught by the revolving dome/blade of the machine, resulting in a partial amputation of the injured finger. A cowo rker assisted Employee #1 in releasing his finger. The injured worker was transp orted to the hospital, where he was treated and released.

Incident on May 20, 2007: Employee reports exposure to phosphoric acid

On May 20, 2007, Employee #1 was working on a conveyor line, using a brightening agent. He reported that he had an exposure to phosphoric acid and was transport ed to the local hospital. His symptoms were not consistent with this kind of exp osure. Employee #1 was treated and released with subsequent evaluation and couns eling. Employee #1 returned to work and was reassigned to other tasks.

Incident on Dec 5, 2006 (fatal): Employee is struck and killed by train

At approximately 7.35 a.m. on December 5, 2006, Employee #1, an agricultural wor ker operating a tractor, was struck by a train when he was crossing a rail road crossing. Employee #1 was wearing a hooded sweat shirt and using an audio player with ear-phones. Witnesses stated that Employee #1 crossed the crossing and did not respond to the locomotive warning horn-blast. Employee #1 was killed.