Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119794576 - Del Monte

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 119794576

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 12/15/1997

Site Address:
Del Monte
2716 E. Miner Avenue
Stockton, CA 95205

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 30190, Stockton, CA 95213

Union Status: Union

SIC:2033

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/11/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/01/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362081523

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$300	$0	$5,300
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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 A07	02/27/1998	12/15/1997	$0	$300	$0	03/09/1998	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Serious	3314 A	02/27/1998	12/15/1997	$5,000	$5,000	$0	03/09/1998	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170864193

Event: 09/02/1997

Employee injured when caught in belt conveyor

On September 2, 1997, Employee #1, a sanitation worker at a Del Monte foods cannery, was cleaning some peaches out of the peach recycle conveyor. She was reaching into the 8 in. diameter by 18 in. long tail pulley when her arm became caught in the running belt. Employee #1 fractured her right shoulder, forearm, and wrist. The tail pulley was not guarded, and Employee #1 should not have reached into the machine while the belt was running.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, WORK RULES, BELT CONVEYOR, FOREARM, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, NIP POINT, CONVEYOR BELT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119794576			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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