Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111932372 - Louis Rich

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 111932372

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 07/03/1991

Site Address:
Louis Rich
10800 Ave. 184
Tulare, CA 93274

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1339, Tulare, CA 93275

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2015

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/03/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/23/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361275514

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	4002 A	09/18/1991	10/18/1991	$0	$0	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	4075 A	09/18/1991	10/18/1991	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02001	Serious	4184 A	09/18/1991	10/09/1991	$2,000	$2,000	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170202493

Event: 05/22/1991

Employee's fingertips severed in meat grinder

Employee #1, age 18, was operating a Weiler Meat Grinder, model 1109, serial #89157. When ground meat filled the discharge hopper and backed up into the discharge chute, he reached up into chute to remove the meat. The grinder had been turned off, but the blades had not stopped rotating when Employee #1 stuck his hands into the chute. The fingers on his left hand contacted the rotating blades and the ends of his ring and little fingers were severed. The grinder had a "kidney" on it with small openings that allowed access to the rotating blades.

Keywords: GRINDER, SEVERED, ROTATING PARTS, FINGER, WORK RULES, MEAT GRINDER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111932372			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Crushing and grinding machine operators

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