Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111971321 - Walt Disney Imagineering

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 111971321

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 11/09/1990

Site Address:
Walt Disney Imagineering
1313 Harbor Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92807

Mailing Address:
1401 Flower St., Glendale, CA 91221

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7996

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/06/1990

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/06/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361304454

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170164206

Event: 10/04/1990

Employee's finger injured in food processing equipment

Employee #1, the supervising chef, was using a small Hobart meat grinder to prepare shredded chicken for a special function. The process required the use of a specialized die with 3/4 in. holes, which is placed in front of the rotating blade at the extruding end of the grinder. After processing the chicken, a coworker cleaned out the grinder by running water through it, but failed to turn off the power as required by company safety rules. Employee #1 injured his right index finger when he stuck it into one of the die holes while trying to pull out a piece of chicken. He was the only person who used the 3/4 in. die, and the other dies had smaller openings through which a finger could not fit. Employee #1 stated he knew he was violating company safety policy by cleaning the grinder with the power on. His injury was caused by a non-routine event that was not present for other employees.

Keywords: GRINDER, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, MEAT GRINDER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111971321			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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