Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1233477 - Golden Gem Growers, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1233477

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 05/19/1987

Site Address:
Golden Gem Growers, Inc.
39017 Golden Gem Drive
Umatilla, FL 32784

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box Drawer #9, Umatilla, FL 32784

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2037

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/30/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/07/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360727762

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	9			5		14
Current Violations	7			5		12
Initial Penalty	$4,950	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,950
Current Penalty	$3,465	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,465
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	5A0001	09/22/1987	10/28/1987	$720	$720	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100132 A	09/22/1987	09/25/1987	$270	$270	$0		-
3.	01003	Serious	19100178 C02 VII	09/22/1987	07/01/1988	$405	$810	$0	10/15/1987	P - Petition to Mod Abatement
4.	01004	Serious	19100212 A01	09/22/1987	01/31/1988	$630	$630	$0		P - Petition to Mod Abatement
5.	01005	Serious	19100212 A03 II	09/22/1987	10/13/1987	$270	$270	$0		-
6.	01006A	Serious	19100213 H01	09/22/1987	09/28/1987	$270	$270	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
7.	01006B	Serious	19100213 H04	09/22/1987	09/28/1987	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
8.	01007	Serious	19100303 B01	09/22/1987	09/25/1987	$810	$810	$0		-
9.	01008	Serious	19100307 B	09/22/1987	10/26/1987	$810	$810	$0	10/15/1987	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
10.	01009	Serious	19100303 F	09/22/1987	11/13/1987	$360	$360	$0		I - Informal Settlement
11.	02001	Other	19100178 L	09/22/1987	11/13/1987	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement
12.	02002	Other	19100178 P01	09/22/1987	09/28/1987	$0	$0	$0		-
13.	02003	Other	19100219 K01	09/22/1987	09/28/1987	$0	$0	$0		-
14.	02004	Other	19100242 B	09/22/1987	09/25/1987	$0	$0	$0		-
15.	02005	Other	19100305 G01 III	09/22/1987	09/25/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14516579

Event: 05/16/1987

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN HE BECAME ENTANGLED IN SCREW CONVEYOR

EMPLOYEE #1, A MAINTENANCE MECHANIC, WAS REPAIRING AN AUGER SCREW IN A SCREW CONVEYOR. HE WAS SITTING ON THE CONVEYOR, STRADDLING THE AUGER WITH HIS FEET IN THE CONVEYOR TROUGH. THE CONTROLS HAD NOT BEEN LOCKED OUT. AN EMPLOYEE ON THE NEXT SHIFT, UNAWARE OF EMPLOYEE #1'S ACTIVITY, STARTED THE CONVEYOR. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PULLED INTO THE AUGER AND WAS FATALLY INJURED.

Keywords: SCREW CONVEYOR, WORK RULES, REPAIR, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, AUGER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1233477			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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