Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111962676 - Sunsweet Growers Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 111962676

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 06/04/1992

Site Address:
Sunsweet Growers Inc
901 N. Walton
Yuba City, CA 95991

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 232, Yuba City, CA 95992

Union Status: Union

SIC:2034

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/04/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/28/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361283724

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	3314 A	06/16/1992	07/17/1992	$5,000	$5,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170724082

Event: 05/27/1992

Employee's index finger lacerated in conveyor pulley

At approximately 5:55 a.m. on May 27, 1992, Employee #1, of Sunsweet Growers, attempted to remove a box that was jammed in a conveyor system. Before doing so, he failed to turn off the machine and lock it out. Consequently, his index finger was caught in a pulley and was severely lacerated and fractured. Employee #1's job was to make sure that the empty plastic bottles were upright in the boxes as they moved along the conveyor, and to remove any bottles stuck inside the boxes as they were turned upside down. According to Employee #1, he was standing on a portable platform when the jam occurred; thus, he was within reach of the pulley, which is normally 7 ft 8 in. above the floor. Apparently, employees who man this station sometimes don't lock it out when clearing a jam. The employer is being cited a serious citation for violation of T8CCR 3314(a): failure to enforce lock out policies.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, CONVEYOR, PULLEY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111962676			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Hand packers and packagers

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