Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126031426 - Sopho Bakery Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126031426

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 11/09/2001

Site Address:
Sopho Bakery Corp.
1527 Beach Street
Montebello, CA 90640

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2051

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/25/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362558348

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			2		6
Current Violations	1			4		5
Initial Penalty	$25,530	$0	$0	$910	$0	$26,440
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$1,700	$0	$6,700
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	Note
1.	01001	Other	342 A	01/28/2002	02/15/2002	$400	$500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3314 F	01/28/2002	02/15/2002	$100	$410	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Serious	4002 A	01/28/2002	02/07/2002	$5,000	$14,400	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	03001	Other	4075 A	01/28/2002	02/07/2002	$600	$3,710	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	04001	Other	3301 A	01/28/2002	02/07/2002	$0	$3,710	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
6.	05001	Other	23950051 A	01/28/2002	02/07/2002	$600	$3,710	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201794971

Event: 10/19/2001

Employee injured when hand crushed by bakery machine roller

On November 9, 2001, Employee #1's hand was crushed by a machine resulting in three fractures to the thumb and he is still not able to move his thumb. This occurred at the Sopho Bakery Corporation in Montebello, California. Employee #1 was using the Panomat to see how a new size Kaiser bun would go through the machine. The machine was wet and it is common practice to sprinkle flour on the machine to take up the moisture and to prevent the dough from sticking. Although Employee #1 was using flour to prevent the dough from sticking, some sticking was still a problem. The machine had been running less then 5 minutes when the accident occurred. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was removing dough by hand from an unguarded roller used to stamp a pattern onto a Kaiser bun as it passes by on a conveyor underneath the roller. The roller caught his hand and pulled his thumb underneath. Employee #1's thumb was crushed, resulting in the bone being broken in three places. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FOOD PREPARATION, THUMB, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126031426			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscelaneous food preparation occupations

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