Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119879872 - Kraft General Foods

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 119879872

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 04/20/1993

Site Address:
Kraft General Foods
6950 Artesia
Buena Park, CA 90620

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2022

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/13/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/26/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361382302

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170714943

Event: 02/08/1993

Employee's hand injured when caught by machine

On February 8, 1993, Employee #1 was having a problem operating a machine due to the noise it was making. The machine was rotating a 3 belt heat exchanger located in the marshmallow area. Employee #1 called the operations supervisor in the marshmallow area and advised him of the noise. The supervisor shut the machine down and removed the guard with Employee #1. The supervisor then started up the machine to see where the noise was coming from. While Employee #1 and the supervisor were standing by the equipment and discussing the machine, Employee #1 saw a piece of metal in the machine and, before the supervisor could stop him, reached into the machine with a pair of pliers. The pliers were caught up in the rotating part of the machine, and pulled the employee's right hand into the machine, causing multiple fractures and lacerations.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROTATING PARTS, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, HEAT EXCHANGER, HAND TOOL, HAND, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119879872			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Food batchmakers

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