Sun Valley Packing: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jul 10, 2008 (fatal): Employee dies from heart attack or heat exhaustion

On July 10, 2008, Employee #1 started working at 6:00 a.m. and was harvesting ne ctarines at in Kingsburg, California. There was elevated ambient temperature tha t day (not specified). At 10:00 a.m., Employee complained that he did not feel w ell and left work. At 5:00 p.m. on June 10, 2008, Employee #1 died. It was not c lear whether Employee #1 died from a heart attack or heat exhaustion.

Incident on Jul 16, 2002: Employee's finger punctured by nectarine branch

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on July 13, 2002, an employee was harvesting nectarin es and was pricked on his right index finger by a branch or some other object. T he employee informed his foreman but told the foreman that he was fine and did n ot need to go to the doctor. The next day the employee reported for work and sta ted that his finger felt fine. On July 15, 2002, the worker reported that his fi nger was sore but could continue to work. On the fourth day, July 16, 2002, the worker reported to the Cutler-Orosi Family Health Center with an abscessed finge r and inflamed right forearm. The employee was transported to Kaweah Delta Distr ict Hospital where he was hospitalized for additional treatment.

Incident on Jul 11, 2001: Employee's arm injured in cull conveyor

Employee #1 was assigned to adjust the tracking on the No. 4 cull conveyor in th e new addition to the facility. The belt of the cull conveyor was approximately 200 feet long, and it took 5 minutes for it to make one rotation. The conveyor h ad to be moving to adjust the tracking. While lying down on the floor to adjust the belt, the employee laid his hand on the belt, and it was pulled into the rol lers of the drive motor. The employee was taken to the hospital for treatment.