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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1578374.015 - South Bay Safety Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
South Bay Safety Inc.
4215 Exchange Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
Mailing Address:
11776 Firestone Blvd, Norwalk, CA 90650
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 561311
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/06/2022
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 06/03/2024
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1851061 | ||
| Inspection | 1578376 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $20,250 | $0 | $0 | $2,060 | $0 | $22,310 |
| Current Penalty | $16,200 | $0 | $0 | $1,650 | $0 | $17,850 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citation Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 3203(A)(4) | 07/06/2022 | $750 | $935 | $0 | 10/14/2022 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3314(C) | 07/06/2022 | $900 | $1,125 | $0 | 10/14/2022 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Serious | 4184(B) | 07/06/2022 | $16,200 | $20,250 | $0 | 10/14/2022 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order |
Investigation Summary
At 8:10 a.m. on January 7, 2022, an employee who was working at a meat packing and processing facility encountered a problem with a Curl Slicer Machine. The employee was a temporary employee hired by a staffing agency. The employee noticed the machine was not cutting the meat properly, as evidenced by excess pork build-up on the blade, which caused it to intermittently jam upon cutting. The employee called Coworker #1 (Immediate Supervisor) to assist in identifying, diagnosing and analyzing this machine to determine the cause of this issue. The machine consists of a front end and a rear end. The rear end is where large raw chunks of pork are loaded into the machine and the front end is where the final product is dispensed as thinly sliced pieces of meat. In between the front and rear ends is the middle section that contains the metal blade. The front end has a control panel with several buttons including: (1) Single Cut, (2) Forward, (3) Back, (4) Start, and (5) Stop. Coworker #1 went over to the machine, stood at the front end, and kneeled down to observe the blade. The employee went over to the rear end of the machine to observe the blade from that end. Unbeknownst to the employee and Coworker #1, Coworker #2 was standing on the opposite side of the machine from where the employee and Coworker #1 was standing. As Coworker #1 and the employee were observing the blade, the employee was communicating to Coworker #1 that she had placed her right hand underneath the blade. For reasons not indicated in the narrative, Coworker #2 suddenly pressed the "Start Button" on the Control Panel on the front end, which caused the blade to move down and strike the employee's right hand. The employee amputated her thumb, index, middle and ring fingers, requiring hospitalization.
Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Cutting, Engineering Controls, Finger, Food processing, Hand, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Jammed, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Meat Processing, Meat Slicing Machine, Slicer, Staffing Agency, Struck Against, Temporary Employment Agency, Temporary Worker, Thumb, Troubleshooting
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1578374.015 | 33 | F | Hospitalized injury | Laborers, except construction |