Inspection Detail
Inspection: 15258452 - Fremont Beverages, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Wyoming Department Of Workforce Services - Osha Division
Site Address:
Fremont Beverages, Inc.
821 Pulliam Avenue
Worland, WY 82401
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 18, Worland, WY 82401
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2086
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/19/1986
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis: L:Manuf
Case Closed: 02/27/1986
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 360608376 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
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Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | ||||||
Initial Penalty | $480 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $480 |
Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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 | Serious | GN150002 A01 | 02/03/1986 | 02/11/1986 | $480 | $480 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ALONE, CLEANING AND SANITIZING A SOFT DRINK FILLING MACHINE IN THE CAN FILLING ROOM. IT IS CONJECTURED THAT SHE OBSERVED A DAMAGED CAN OR CANS IN THE ROTATING CAN FILLING MACHINE AND TRIED TO PHYSICALLY EXTRACT THE CAN OR CANS WITHOUT SHUTTING DOWN THE MACHINE. WHEN SHE REACHED TOWARDS THE CAN (OR CANS) HER CLOTHING BECAME ENTANGLED AND DREW HER INTO THE MACHINE MECHANISM. HER RIGHT HAND WAS SEVERED. HER LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE MECHANISM, SPINNING HER AROUND ABOUT 270 DEGREES AND CAUSING HER TO BE IMPALED ON THE CAN EXTRACTOR TRACK GUIDE RAIL. SHE DIED OF A BROKEN NECK AND NUMEROUS OTHER BODILY INJURIES. THE CAN FILLING MACHINE WAS MANUFACTURED BY THE CROWN CORK AND SEAL COMPANY IN 1977. (CROWN 72 UB FTC APG 1094)
Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, IMPALED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, MECH MAT HANDLING, NECK, ENTANGLED, HAND
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 15258452 | Fatality | Other | Janitors and cleaners |