Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125940742 - Gargiulo Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 125940742

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 07/24/2002

Site Address:
Gargiulo Inc
13252 Jeffrey Rd
Irvine, CA 92620

Mailing Address:
35300 W Shaw Ave, Firebaugh, CA 93622

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0723

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/26/2002

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 04/14/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362362386

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$23,735	$0	$0	$0	$0	$23,735
Current Penalty	$23,735	$0	$0	$0	$0	$23,735
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	4075 A	11/01/2002	11/11/2002	$5,735	$5,735	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	3314 A	11/01/2002	11/11/2002	$18,000	$18,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 125940742

Event: 07/24/2002

Employee's Hand Is Injured in Chain and Sprocket Drive

At 6:00 a.m. on July 24, 2002, Employee #1 was cleaning a sprocket chain guard at a vegetable packing plant. A supervisor directed Employee #1 to wipe off the guard at Cull line #3 while the drive was operating. The guard was located 1-in. away from the motor to Cull line #3, and it had an opening (7.5 in. by 4 in.) on the side that was facing the motor, through which the sprocket-chain drive was connected to the motor and arbor. The motor was manufactured by Reliable (Model Tiger 150, 1/2 hp). While Employee #1 was wiping the top of the guard, the end of the rag became caught in the exposed sprocket-chain drive. As the rag was pulled into the chain drive, his right fingers were also pulled in. He was hospitalized for a crushed index finger and an amputated middle finger. There were no eyewitnesses to the incident.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, CLEANING, FOOD PACKAGING MACH, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SPROCKET, TEXTILE, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125940742			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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