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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125882472 - Food Express Inc
Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office
Site Address:
Food Express Inc
11559 Jersey Blvd
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 660460, Arcadia, CA 91066
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4213
NAICS: 484230/ Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/30/2006
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/27/2006
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102447232 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,500 | $0 | $6,500 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,300 | $0 | $5,300 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 342 A | 05/30/2006 | 06/30/2006 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3203 A04 | 05/30/2006 | 06/30/2006 | $300 | $750 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 3203 A07 D | 05/30/2006 | 06/30/2006 | $0 | $750 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 11:50 a.m. on December 17, 2005, Employee #1 was working as a truck driver for the Food Express, Inc., at the flour unloading area of the Mission Foods, Inc., facility in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. His employer is a trucking company primarily engaged in the transportation of flour for commercial outfits. Employee #1 was a regular employee of the employer. He was cleaning a mixture of dirt and flour from inside a 9.5 inch long section of a receiving pipe of an automatically operated Salina Vortex overflow valve. This connected to silos for loading flour from the tank trailer. As he was cleaning the mixture with his left hand, the slide plate of the gate valve suddenly came down on his index and middle fingers, amputating those two fingers. Employee #1 was taken to the Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda, CA, for treatment. Surgery was performed, and Employee #1 was hospitalized for three days.
Keywords: AMPUTATED, FOOD PREPARATION, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, VALVE, MACHINE--MISC, SILO
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125882472 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Truck drivers, heavy |