Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111924973 - Foster Poultry Farms

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 111924973

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 02/28/1991

Site Address:
Foster Poultry Farms
1000 Davis St
Livingston, CA 95334

Mailing Address:
P O Box 1000, 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: 03/28/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/29/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361280951

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	4075 A	03/29/1991	03/28/1991	$2,000	$2,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170203897

Event: 02/04/1991

Employee's foot lacerated in conveyor nip point

At 1:04 a.m. on February 4, 1991, Employee #1, age 19, was heaving chicken carcasses from one conveyor to another during the repair of a nearby cross conveyor, which was locked out. His foot was resting on an unguarded conveyor tail pulley chain drive when a coworker started the conveyor. Employee #1 suffered a deep laceration on his foot. and was scheduled to return to work on April 1, 1991. Access to the tail pulley chain drive was normally guarded by location but the leadsman, temporarily acting as foreman, had authorized Employee #1 to climb into the chain nip point zone of the conveyor. The employer was cited for a serious accident-related violation of T8CCR 4075(a).

Keywords: CHAIN, WORK RULES, LACERATION, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET, NIP POINT, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111924973			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Butchers and meat cutters

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