Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1441314.015 - Dole Packaged Foods, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 1441314.015

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 10/29/2019

Site Address:
Dole Packaged Foods, Llc
7916 Bellevue Road
Atwater, CA 95301

Mailing Address:
7916 Bellevue Road, Atwater, CA 95301

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 424420/Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/04/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/29/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1510920

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$18,560	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,560
Current Penalty	$13,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	3203(A)(7)	03/04/2020		$0	$5,060	$0	03/24/2020	L - State Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Serious	4002(A)	03/04/2020		$13,500	$13,500	$0	03/24/2020	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 124492.015

Event: 10/21/2019

Employee amputates finger when pinched in unguarded conveyor

At 11:30 p.m. on October 21, 2019, an employee working for a frozen food manufacturer was inspecting fruit cups on the Acai Bowl Line. The employee was cleaning off debris from the fruit cups when the unguarded conveyor caught the employee's right hand pulling it into a pinch point. The employee incurred several finger fractures and a partial amputation of the pinky finger requiring outpatient surgery but no hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass Guard, Catch Point, Caught In, Cleaning, Conveyor, Crushed, Finger, Food processing, Fracture, Hand, Inspecting, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pulled In, Safety Device, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1441314.015	35	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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