Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126084169 - Kal Kan Food Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 126084169

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 08/06/2001

Site Address:
Kal Kan Food Inc.
3376 E. 44th St.
Vernon, CA 90058

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2047

NAICS: 311111/Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/04/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/29/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101050250

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations				3		3
Initial Penalty	$24,750	$0	$0	$560	$0	$25,310
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,050	$0	$1,050
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	Other	342 A	12/05/2001	01/07/2002	$300	$375	$0	02/07/2002	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	25000008 A01	12/05/2001	01/07/2002	$150	$185	$0	02/07/2002	F - Formal Settlement
3.	02001	Serious	3999 B	12/05/2001	12/15/2001	$0	$6,750	$0	02/07/2002	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	03001	Other	3314 A	12/05/2001	12/15/2001	$600	$18,000	$0	02/07/2002	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201055639

Event: 07/13/2001

Employee sustains crush injury to right hand

At approximately 11:30 p.m. on July 13, 2001, an Employee, employed by Kal Kan Food Inc. located at 3376 E. 44th St., Vernon, CA 90058, was working alone cleaning a VMP conveyor system with a water hose in the meat processing area. The employee was holding a water hose; the water hose was somehow sucked into the nip point created by the sprockets and the conveyor belts. The employee sustained a crush injury to his right hand.

Keywords: HOSE, CRUSHED, CONVEYOR, HAND, WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126084169			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Washing, cleaning and pickling machine operators

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