Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120187455 - Tri Valley Plant T

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 120187455

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 08/18/1994

Site Address:
Tri Valley Plant T
26200 Nowell Road
Thornton, CA 95686

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 108, Thornton, CA 95686

Union Status: Union

SIC:2033

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/14/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/29/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361406812

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	3314 A	01/26/1995	08/18/1994	$0	$300	$0	01/27/1995	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170354898

Event: 07/21/1994

Employee's fingertip amputated in salt dispensing machine

At approximately 9:45 a.m. on July 21, 1994, Employee #1, a seamer mechanic for Tri-Valley Growers, was working on a salt dispensing machine, located at the east side seamer area, K-line filler, in the cookroom. He had removed the plastic enclosure unit to observe the area and was attempting to clean/adjust the unit while it was running. A disc under the dispenser spins with the can wheel on the belt below. As the holes in the spinning disc line up with the holes in the dispenser above, a measured amount of salt is dropped into the can. Employee #1 was pressing down on the plate/block when his hand slipped and his finger went into one of the holes in the bottom of the dispenser. The spinning disc amputated the tip of his left index finger. He was transported to Lodi Memorial Hospital, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120187455			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinery maintenance occupations

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