Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103192803 - J. R. Simplot Company - Food Division

Inspection Information - Office: Boise Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103192803

Report ID: 1032500

Date Opened: 10/08/1986

Site Address:
J. R. Simplot Company - Food Division
Highway 30
Heyburn, ID 83336

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 130, Burley, ID 83318

Union Status: Union

SIC:2034

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/09/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/03/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360690036

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$810	$0	$0	$0	$0	$810
Current Penalty	$810	$0	$0	$0	$0	$810
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100219 C04 I	10/20/1986	10/23/1986	$810	$810	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14551386

Event: 10/05/1986

Employee dies when caught in rotating shaft

Employee #1 was sorting potato vines from the tubers as they moved along a conveyor belt. An incline belt moved the potatoes up from the washing area and dumped them onto the sorting belt. Employee #1 was removing vines that had clogged the intersection where the two belts met at a 90 degree angle. She apparently leaned over the sorting belt and was reaching around the end of the incline belt to get to the vines when her jacket came in contact with the incline belt's prime shaft. Employee #1's jacket and blouse wrapped around the shaft, which extended out 5 1/2 in., and pulled her into it. Her clothing twisted around her neck, breaking it. She died three days later. The 2 2/3 in. unguarded shaft was powered by a 40 horsepower motor and was rotating at approximately 300 rpm.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, ROTATING SHAFT, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, NECK, ENTANGLED, CONVEYOR BELT, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103192803			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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