Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120340369 - Esparza Enterprise Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 120340369

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 02/25/2005

Site Address:
Esparza Enterprise Inc
11412 Malaga Road
Bakersfield, CA 93307

Mailing Address:
3851 Fruitvale Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93308

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7363

NAICS: 561320/Temporary Help Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/21/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/13/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362096539

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$375	$0	$375
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$375	$0	$375
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 J01	05/19/2005	06/21/2005	$375	$375	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201085941

Event: 12/15/2004

Employee's Finger Is Amputated by Food Cutting Machine

At approximately 5:00 a.m. on December 15th, 2004, Employee #1, an Esparza Enterprises employee contracted as a food sanitation laborer for Grimmway Farms, Inc., (a major grower and processor of carrots), was working the third shift sanitizing food processing equipment. Employee #1 noticed a piece of plastic hanging down from the opening to a "bean cutting" machine, which was used to cut carrots into various sizes. Employee #1 shut off the pneumatic half-angle valve, which shut down the bean cutting machine, but Employee #1 did not lockout the machine. Employee #1 then reached into an opening to retrieve the piece of plastic hanging from the bean cutting machine's blades. At the same time, Employee #1 hit the angle valve with a water hose to clean the equipment and inadvertently activated the valve. Employee #1's left index finger was amputated. He was treated at Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, California.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, DISCONNECTING MEANS, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120340369			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Kitchen workers, food preparation

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