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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 112073879 - Hoffman Brothers Packing Co Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Hoffman Brothers Packing Co Inc
2731 S Soto St
Vernon, CA 90023
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:2011
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/18/1991
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/29/1991
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361057276 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 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 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 342 A | 09/18/1990 | 08/15/1990 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 4553 | 08/15/1990 | 08/15/1990 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 7:30 a.m. on August 13, 1990, Employee #1 was operating a large meat chopper (Seydelmann K754VA-V). The blades on this type of meat chopper are covered on top by a heavy-gauge stainless steel cover, which was in place. When a blade broke, a portion of the blade ricocheted off the bottom of the stainless steel bowl, back through the meat, and out of the bowl, and grazed Employee #1 across the back of his neck. The flying blade ricocheted off two other stainless steel structures, denting them, before coming to rest. Employee #1 was knocked unconscious and received a deep laceration on the back of his neck for which he was hospitalized for one week.
Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, NECK, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, BLADE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 112073879 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Food batchmakers |