Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125780726 - Aurora Food Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 125780726

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 01/26/2001

Site Address:
Aurora Food Inc
300 Epley Dr
Yuba City, CA 95991

Mailing Address:
Po Box 3689, Yuba City, CA 95991

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2092

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/06/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/30/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361713787

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
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	4002 A	02/27/2001	03/23/2001	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170626550

Event: 11/29/2000

Employee amputates finger when pinched by chain

At approximately 10:15 a.m. on November 29, 2000, Employee #1, working for a seafood processing plant for Aurora Foods, Inc., was injured. The accident happened while the employee was removing shrimp from a metal conveyor belt system. At the edges of the conveyor belt, a chain rolls over a smooth pulley. Midway around the end pulley is a bar to scrape any stuck shrimp from the conveyor belt. While picking shrimp from the conveyor, the employee put the top of her finger into a link of the chain (about 0.31 inches deep). As the chain passed the scraper bar, it pinched the tip of her finger, removing skin and flesh. First aid was provided at the plant and the employee was transported to a hospital where she was treated for a partial amputation of the left middle finger.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FOOD PREPARATION, SCRAPER, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, CONVEYOR, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125780726			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Food batchmakers

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