Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112056916 - Tortillo Factory

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 112056916

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 02/21/1992

Site Address:
Tortillo Factory
35260 Date Palm Dr.
Cathedral City, CA 92234

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2099

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/21/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/19/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361400534

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
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	Other	3203 A01	05/01/1992	05/15/1992	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	3314 A	02/21/1992	02/21/1992	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170192918

Event: 02/20/1992

Employee's hand amputated in corn grinder auger

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on February 20, 1992, Employee #1, of Date Palm Tortilla Factory, was cleaning a grinder that is used to grind corn to make stone ground corn tortillas. Employee #1 was using a scrubbing pad to clean the auger of the grinder when her hand became caught in the auger. The machine was running at the time of the accident. Employee #1's hand was amputated and she was hospitalized.

Keywords: GRINDER, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, AUGER, GRINDING MACHINE, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112056916			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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