Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126206549 - Nestle Ice Cream Company

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

Inspection Nr: 126206549

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 10/23/1996

Site Address:
Nestle Ice Cream Company
7301 District Blvd.
Bakersfield, CA 93313

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2024

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/05/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/31/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362488132

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	3314 A	12/12/1996	12/27/1996	$5,000	$5,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201090297

Event: 08/01/1996

Employee's fingertip amputated in ice cream wrapping machine

At approximately 11:45 p.m. on August 1, 1996, Employee #1, the lead operator of an ice cream line at the Nestle Ice Cream Company, noticed that the wrapper was jamming on one lane of the wrapping machine. He called for a maintenance man, but no one came. Employee #1 raised the guard on the machine, and was reaching inside to clear the lane when the knives that cut the wrapper came down and amputated the tip of his right index finger. He pulled out his hand and dropped the hinged guard. Coworkers in the area responded and offered first aid. Employee #1 was transported to San Joaquin Hospital in Bakersfield, CA, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: KNIFE, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126206549			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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