Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119871283 - Bandini Fertilizer Company

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 119871283

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 02/08/1995

Site Address:
Bandini Fertilizer Company
4139 Bandini Blvd.
Commerce, CA 90023

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2873

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/23/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/18/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362163701

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$685	$0	$5,185
Current Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$205	$0	$4,705
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	340	05/23/1995	06/25/1995	$275	$275	$0	06/05/1995	W - Empr Withdrew	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	3314 F	05/23/1995	06/25/1995	$205	$410	$0	06/05/1995	W - Empr Withdrew
3.	02001	Serious	3314 A	05/23/1995	06/25/1995	$4,500	$4,500	$0	06/05/1995	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170883318

Event: 01/16/1995

Employee's fingers crushed in potting soil machine

Employee #1, of Bandini Fertilizer Company, Commerce, CA, was attempting to clear a jam in the turntable of a potting soil machine. As he reached into the mouth of the chute, his hand was caught in the moving turntable. His fingers were crushed and partially amputated.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119871283			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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