Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124792409 - Gerald J Fitch

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Portland - Safety 1 1054111

Inspection Nr: 124792409

Report ID: 1054112

Date Opened: 05/06/1994

Site Address:
Gerald J Fitch
2565 Ne Oregon St.
Sherwood, OR 97140

Mailing Address:
P O Box 182, Sherwood, OR 97140

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5159

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Prog Related

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/30/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/18/1994

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations	2			2		4
Initial Penalty	$600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$600
Current Penalty	$600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$600
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A01	07/21/1994	07/24/1994	$300	$300	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	740003001	07/21/1994	07/24/1994	$300	$300	$0	-
3.	02003	Other	702022323 A	07/21/1994	07/28/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	02004	Other	19100305 G02 III	07/21/1994	05/06/1994	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 788729

Event: 05/06/1994

Employee's hand crushed when caught in meat grinder

Deuley Inc. picks up dead animals and disposes of the carcasses; some are processed into dog food for sale to greyhound owners. Three employees were processing meat when Employee #1 dropped his meat hook onto the conveyor carrying meat to the grinder hopper. The employees allegedly turned off the grinder to prevent the hook from being deposited into the screw auger. Employee #1 climbed onto a barrel to retrieve the hook. Somehow the grinder was turned on again while his hand was in it. The grinder caught his hand and pulled it in. Employee #1's hand was crushed. He was flown by Life Flight to a hospital and the hand was later amputated just above the wrist.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, HAND, MEAT GRINDER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124792409			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Crushing and grinding machine operators

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