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Inspection: 111912069 - Atwater Canning Company

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 111912069
Report ID: 0950624
Date Opened: 01/03/1991

Site Address:
Atwater Canning Company
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: 01/17/1991

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 361049984

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170196216
Event: 07/08/1990
EMPLOYEE LOSES TIP OF THUMB FROM FALL

AT 8:30 AM ON JULY 8, 1990, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A HIGH-PRESSURE WATER HOSE TO CLEAN A CAN-FILLING MACHINE. SHE WAS STANDING ON A LOW BENCH WHEN HER HOSE BECAME TANGLED. SHE JERKED THE HOSE, LOST HER BALANCE, AND FELL. IN TRYING TO PREVENT THE FALL SHE REACHED OUT AND CAUGHT HER LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE CAN DIVERTER AND A ROTATING TABLE ADJACENT TO THE CAN FILLER. THE SHEET METAL CAN DIVERTER HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A 1/4-INCH BY 2-INCH RAIL CAN DIVERTER. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED, ALTHOUGH THE TIP OF HER THUMB WAS AMPUTATED.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, THUMB, HOSE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 111912069 Non Hospitalized injury Amputation Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec
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