Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112158423 - Orange Coast Meat Products Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 112158423

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 02/27/1992

Site Address:
Orange Coast Meat Products Inc
8421 E Telegraph Rd
Pico Rivera, CA 90660

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2011

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/04/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/12/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361346588

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1	1				2
Current Violations	1	1				2
Initial Penalty	$1,200	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$19,200
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	Serious	3203 A	03/04/1992	03/25/1993	$0	$1,200	$0	03/16/1992	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	02001	Willful	3214 A	03/04/1992	03/11/1992	$0	$18,000	$0	03/16/1992	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170153258

Event: 02/26/1992

Employee killed in unguarded meat grinder

At the end of the work day Employee #1, of Orange Coast Meat Products, Inc., was partially disassembling a large Butcher Boy, model #25052, meat mixer/grinder prior to cleaning. The interlock lid, which stopped the motor when lifted, was broken. Employee #1 had run the machine all day with the lid up in clear sight of the employer. No other precautions, such as turning the power off at the circuit breaker, were taken during cleaning. When Employee #1 leaned into the mixer/grinder to pull out the paddles, he apparently hit the ON switch with his knee and actuated the machine. Employee #1 was pulled into the mixer/grinder by the paddles and was struck by both the paddles and the turning worm grinder below them. Employee #1 died of multiple trauma.

Keywords: GRINDER, MIXER BLADE, ROTATING PARTS, DISMANTLING, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, CLEANING, MIXER, INTERLOCK, LOCKOUT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112158423			Fatality	Other	Butchers and meat cutters

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