Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119686012 - Tanimura & Antle

Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office

Inspection Nr: 119686012

Report ID: 0950612

Date Opened: 10/06/2000

Site Address:
Tanimura & Antle
121 Spreckles Blvd
Spreckels, CA 93908

Mailing Address:
1 Harris Road, Spreckles, CA 93908

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0722

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/24/2001

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 12/06/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101798700

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			3		4
Current Violations				3		3
Initial Penalty	$25,000	$0	$0	$650	$0	$25,650
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$905	$0	$905
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	342 A	02/28/2001	03/05/2001	$0	$185	$0	03/27/2001	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3203 A	02/28/2001	04/02/2001	$0	$185	$0	03/27/2001	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003	Other	3314 B	02/28/2001	04/02/2001	$280	$280	$0	03/27/2001	F - Formal Settlement
4.	02001	Other	3314 A	02/28/2001	03/05/2001	$625	$25,000	$0	03/27/2001	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202312658

Event: 09/02/2000

Employee Suffers Amputation

Employee #1 was washing down the sprocket and chain drive assembly of a food processor machine using a hose. The chain drive was in full operational mode and the cover guard had been removed in accordance with a company authorized protocol. The existing company cleaning protocol required that Employee #1 was to use gloves and was to extend his hand into the "pinch point" area to hose down food particles that had become stuck to the machinery during its normal operating period. Employee #1's right hand glove became caught in the moving chain drive. Employee #1 called for help several times but no one heard him because of the noise of nearby machinery in operation. Finally, a coworker saw that Employee #1 was in difficulty and came to his immediate aid. Employee #1 was stuck in the machine for approximately 45 minutes. Employee #1 suffered the amputation of part of his right index finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, GUARD, CLEANING, NOISE, SPROCKET, NIP POINT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119686012			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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