Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119868289 - Galletti Brothers Foods Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 119868289

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 06/16/1995

Site Address:
Galletti Brothers Foods Inc
2900 Ayers Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90023

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:5146

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/16/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/09/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361670284
Accident	362169039
Accident	362170284

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	Serious	3314 A	11/16/1995	11/24/1995	$5,000	$5,000	$0	12/04/1995	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170883557

Event: 05/24/1995

Employee's left hand crushed while cleaning conveyor line

At approximately 1:00 a.m. on May 24, 1995, Employee #1, a night shift sanitation worker for Galletti Brother Foods, Inc., a large wholesale distributor of seafood and meat, was cleaning a running conveyor line in the frozen fish department. A cover plate had been taken off the machine and Employee #1 was kneeling down, applying a degreaser with a gloved hand. Her left arm and hand were caught in the machine and fractured. A coworker came to help her. She was hospitalized for two days at the Santa Marta Hospital. Causal factors include cleaning the machine without stopping, deenergizing and blocking it. A serious violation of T8CCR 3314(a) was observed and cited.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GLOVE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CONVEYOR, ARM, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119868289			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Janitors and cleaners

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