Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111919981 - Foster Farms

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 111919981

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 01/16/1992

Site Address:
Foster Farms
843 Davis St.
Livingston, CA 95334

Mailing Address:
P.O.Box 457, Livingston, CA 95334

Union Status: Union

SIC:2015

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/26/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/11/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361374036

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	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3314 A	02/19/1992	01/16/1992	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 958942

Event: 01/14/1992

Employee's finger amputated in gizzard machine

At approximately 7:00 p.m. on January 14, 1992, Employee #1, an experienced line worker for Foster Farms, noticed that the M-60 gizzard machine on line A-2 was plugged with chicken parts. Although she knew the proper disconnecting procedure, she circumvented it by lifting the guard and reaching into the machine. The door interlock, which had been installed as an additional safety measure, was not adjusted to stop the machine, and the machine amputated one of Employee #1's fingers. Employee #1 had recently been promoted to trainer and was on a promotion path to assistant foreman.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, INADEQUATE MAINT, FINGER, WORK RULES, INTERLOCK, LOCKOUT, CLOGGED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111919981			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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