Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120076435 - Chef America

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 120076435

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 12/15/1994

Site Address:
Chef America
9601 Canoga Ave.
Chatsworth, CA 91602

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2038

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/04/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/04/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362297251

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170157598

Event: 12/13/1994

Employee dies after struck by stainless steel tub

At approximately 8:45 a.m. on December 13, 1994, Employee #1 was working at sandwich production line #3 at the Chef America Company. He was struck in the head by a falling stainless steel tub when it slipped off the hoisting brackets on a newly installed electric dumper/loader used to lift and dump sandwich filler into a process hopper. Employee #1 was transported by fire department paramedics to West Valley Hospital, where he was admitted with severe head injuries. He died on December 17, 1994.

Keywords: HEAD, HOISTING MECHANISM, DUMPER, LOADER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120076435			Fatality	Other	Packaging and filling machine operators

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