Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111964961 - Bell Carter Foods Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 111964961

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 08/25/1994

Site Address:
Bell Carter Foods Inc
1012 Second St.
Corning, CA 96021

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 959, Corning, CA 96021

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2033

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/25/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/09/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362111270

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170195481

Event: 07/11/1994

Employee's finger nearly amputated in canning machine

At 10:45 a.m. on July 11, 1994, Employee #1, of an olive canning and processing company, was working at the in-feed station of the olive canning casing machine. He was reaching into the can feed to upright a can when the pressure from the infeeding cans pushed his finger against a metal divider strip. His right middle finger was nearly amputated about 1/4 inch below the nail. The initial attending physician was going to complete the amputation, but a specialist sewed the finger together. The finger is reported to be working but is still missing the fingernail as of December 2, 1994. Employee #1 did not lock out the machine before he reached into the can line.

Keywords: FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111964961			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Packaging and filling machine operators

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