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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 111807632 - Cargill, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office
Site Address:
Cargill, Inc.
7220 Central Ave.
Newark, CA 94556
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:2899
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/28/1993
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/04/1995
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362118697 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $10,000 | $625 | $0 | $15,625 |
| Current Penalty | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | $375 | $0 | $10,375 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 3203 A | 01/06/1994 | 02/08/1994 | $250 | $250 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3657 A | 01/06/1994 | 02/08/1994 | $375 | $375 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Serious | 3999 B | 01/06/1994 | 12/21/1993 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 03001 | Serious | 3203 A07 C | 01/06/1994 | 12/21/1993 | $5,000 | $10,000 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was performing his new job assignment as cleanup person in an area of a plant where loose salt was transported on conveyors. Employee #1 was cleaning excess salt from the conveyor cover when his gloved right arm was pulled into the moving belt-tail pulley nip point up to his armpit. After being extracted from the machine, he was transported by ambulance to Stanford University Hospital, where he underwent multiple reconstructive hand surgeries, tissue transplant surgeries, and the surgical amputation of his right index finger in its entirety. Employee #1 is right handed. The conveyor drive pulleys were not fully guarded. In addition, Employee #1 had received no safety instruction or training for this job assignment. Neither he nor others performing this job were informed of this hazard, nor were they informed of the function or the existence of the emergency stop trip wire that ran the length of the conveyor.
Keywords: FINGER, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, CONVEYOR, ARM, NIP POINT, PULLEY, UNTRAINED, HAND, UNGUARDED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 111807632 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Janitors and cleaners |