Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126180629 - Pictsweet Frozen Foods

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 126180629

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 04/19/2002

Site Address:
Pictsweet Frozen Foods
732 S. Hanson Way
Santa Maria, CA 93454

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 5878, Santa Maria, CA 93456

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2037

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/26/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/18/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101091536

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$335	$0	$18,335
Current Penalty	$4,050	$0	$0	$335	$0	$4,385
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	3203 B02	05/06/2002	06/08/2002	$335	$335	$0	05/24/2002	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	3314 A	05/06/2002	05/09/2002	$4,050	$18,000	$0	05/24/2002	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201095528

Event: 04/18/2002

Employee sustains fracture of wrist when caught in paddle

At approximately 8:45 a.m. on April 18, 2002, Employee #1 unplugged a Super Vac machine, which was used to clean spinach from trucks entering the plant. The machine had an enclosed paddle wheel, which had gotten plugged up two times before the accident. That was the third time that Employee #1 unplugged the machine that morning. An employee who operated the machines was about 30 ft away and the machine was stopped. The operator saw Employee #1 waving his hand and started the machine. Employee #1's hand was caught in the paddle wheel. He sustained a fracture of his right wrist, damaged nerves, and skin injuries. In addition, he also sustained some loss of the use of his middle finger. Employee #1 was taken to a doctor for treatment but he was not hospitalized.

Keywords: WHEEL, FRACTURE, FINGER, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, SKIN, HAND, WRIST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126180629			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Stevedores

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