Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111925111 - State Of California-Mule Creek State Prison

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 111925111

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 05/14/1991

Site Address:
State Of California-Mule Creek State Prison
4001 Hwy. 104
Ione, CA 95640

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9223

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/14/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/21/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361281959

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	Serious	3328 C	05/14/1991	05/14/1991	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170201867

Event: 05/08/1991

Employee's index finger amputated in sausage maker

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on May 8, 1991, Employee #1, of Mule Creek State Prison, observed that the primer switch on the meat stuffer machine was not operating. He reported this to his leadsman, who advised him to prime the stuffer machine horn by rotating the carriage of the adjacent poly-clip machine. At approximately 10:30 a.m., Employee #1 cleaned and reassembled the air piston and horn. He primed the horn and was attempting to catch about 8 1/2 pounds of sausage meat when his finger entered the sealing and displacement zone, where the descending staple driver amputated part of his right index finger. After the accident, the employer obtained 'Do Not Operate' tags and instructed workers to tag machines when they were not functioning properly and to cease operation.

Keywords: MEAT STUFFING MACH, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111925111			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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