Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1345050.015 - Sunopta, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 1345050.015

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 09/06/2018

Site Address:
Sunopta, Inc
555 Mariposa Rd
Modesto, CA 95354

Mailing Address:
555 Mariposa Rd, Modesto, CA 95354

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311511/Fluid Milk Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 01/28/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/09/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1378256

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
Current Penalty	$9,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,000
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	3203(A)(4)(B)	01/28/2019		$9,000	$9,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	3203(A)(7)(D)	01/28/2019		$0	$9,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 108971.015

Event: 09/02/2018

Employee incurs burns from discharge of hot water

At 10:10 p.m. on September 02, 2018, an employee was performing a hot water rinse after a CIP on a mixer failed. The employee was tempting to move pipe elbows from their orientation during the CIP to the orientation needed during production when an error occurred and the employee was splashed with hot water at 212 F, resulting in burns to the left arm, torso, and left side of the face. The employee was hospitalized for injuries.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Face, Hot Water, Mixer, Torso

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1345050.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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