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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1368393.015 - Sffi Company, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Sffi Company, Inc.
4383 Exchange Ave.,
Vernon, CA 90058
Mailing Address:
4383 Exchange Ave.,, Vernon, CA 90058
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 423990/Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/29/2019
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/25/2021
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1411448 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||
| Current Violations | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $72,000 | $0 | $0 | $7,245 | $0 | $79,245 |
| Current Penalty | $34,200 | $0 | $0 | $1,460 | $0 | $35,660 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | 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) | 05/31/2019 | 07/05/2019 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | 07/16/2019 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3203(B)(1) | 05/31/2019 | 07/05/2019 | $300 | $375 | $0 | 07/16/2019 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | |
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 3276(F) | 05/31/2019 | 07/05/2019 | $560 | $560 | $0 | Z - Issued | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Other | 3314(G) | 05/31/2019 | 07/05/2019 | $300 | $750 | $0 | 07/16/2019 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | |
| 5. | 01005 | Other | 3314(L)(1) | 05/31/2019 | 07/05/2019 | $300 | $560 | $0 | 07/16/2019 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | |
| 6. | 02001 | Serious | 3203(A) | 05/31/2019 | 06/12/2019 | $18,000 | $22,500 | $0 | 07/16/2019 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | |
| 7. | 03001 | Serious | 3210(A) | 05/31/2019 | 06/12/2019 | $5,400 | $22,500 | $0 | 07/16/2019 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | |
| 8. | 04001 | Serious | 3276(E)(15)(E) | 05/31/2019 | $4,050 | $9,000 | $0 | 07/16/2019 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | ||
| 9. | 05001 | Serious | 3314(C) | 05/31/2019 | $4,050 | $11,250 | $0 | 07/16/2019 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | ||
| 10. | 06001 | Serious | 4075(A) | 05/31/2019 | $2,700 | $6,750 | $0 | 07/16/2019 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order |
Investigation Summary
At 11:30 p.m. on December 20, 2018, an employee was working with a crew cleaning a food processing facility after hours. The employee was cleaning and sanitizing a "Peel Auger" Screw Conveyor used to transport fruit processing waste. The employee had propped open each of the cover panels to the auger and used a bucket to prop open the uppermost panel. While partially hanging outside the catwalk the employee lost his footing and, in an attempt to stabilize himself, the employee reached over the auger and grabbed hold of the side of a trough. The bucket that was holding up the panel was dislodged and the panel fell on the employee's fingers catching them in the hinge, crushing them. He was hospitalized and required surgical amputation of one finger and later lost another due to an infection.
Keywords: Abrasion, Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Bucket , Catwalk, Cleaning, Contusion, Cover, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Finger, Food processing, Footings, Fracture, Hand, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Interlock, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Lost Control, PPE, Panel, Partial Amputation, Trough, Unstable Position
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1368393.015 | 40 | M | Hospitalized injury | Janitors and cleaners |