Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111912051 - Atwater Canning Co. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 111912051

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 01/03/1991

Site Address:
Atwater Canning Co. Inc.
901 Packers Street
Atwater, CA 95301

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2033

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/17/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/28/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361050123

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	4002 A	01/17/1991	01/03/1991	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170196208

Event: 07/16/1990

EMPLOYEE FRACTURES FINGER IN V-BELT NIP POINT

AT 9:30 AM ON JULY 16, 1990, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A CASE FILLER MACHINE ON HER FIRST DAY ON THE JOB. SHE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE AN INCOMPLETELY FILLED BOX FROM THE CONVEYOR WITHOUT FIRST STOPPING THE MACHINE AND CONVEYOR, AS INSTRUCTED. SHE INADVERTENTLY PUT THE TIP OF THE 3RD FINGER OF HER LEFT HAND IN THE NIP POINT OF A V-BELT AND PULLEY, WHICH CARRIES THE BOX ALONG. AS A RESULT, SHE HAD A FRACTURE OF THE TIP OF HER FINGER. THE EMPLOYER HAD NOT RECOGNIZED THE POSSIBILITY OR PRESENCE OF THIS HAZARD BUT DEVISED AND INSTALLED A PLASTIC INSERT TO FILL THE NIP POINT AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INEXPERIENCE, CONVEYOR, V-BELT, NIP POINT, PULLEY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111912051			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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