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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1398459.015 - Rizo-Lopez Foods, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office
Site Address:
Rizo-Lopez Foods, Inc.
201 S Mcclure Road
Modesto, CA 95357
Mailing Address:
201 S Mcclure Road, Modesto, CA 95357
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 311513/Cheese Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/18/2019
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/12/2020
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1450106 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $22,500 | $0 | $0 | $635 | $0 | $23,135 |
| Current Penalty | $14,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,400 |
| 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 | 3203(A)(4) | 10/18/2019 | $0 | $635 | $0 | 10/23/2019 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 4002(A) | 10/18/2019 | $14,400 | $22,500 | $0 | 10/23/2019 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order |
Investigation Summary
At 9:00 a.m. on April 26, 2019, an employee (a Supervisor) was working with a coworker (an Operator) on an Oaxaca Line where an auger pushes cheese to the right side or left side into a cooker depending upon which direction the auger is operating. The cheese was coming out the wrong side which required reversing the direction of the auger to correct it. The coworker had started the machine and turned on a blower and the auger for the line. The employee asked the coworker why the auger was not running, to which the coworker stated it was running because he could see it on the screen. The employee reiterated that it was not running and he reached into the auger, pulled his hand out and then reached back in. The employee's hand was caught by the auger at which point he jumped a bit and pulled his hand out holding it and walking away quickly. The employee walked to HR where he was told to keep his arm above his heart to wait for EMS to arrive. The employee incurred lacerations to his right hand, palm and wrist that went through the tendons, requiring hospitalization.
Keywords: Auger, Auger Mechanism, Caught By, Caught In, Communication, Cooker, Energized, Food processing, Guard, Hand, Interlock, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Tendon, Training, Unguarded, Wrist
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1398459.015 | 24 | M | Hospitalized injury | Supervisors, production occupations |