Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2556488 - Casa Grande Oil Mill

Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Division Of Occupational Safety And Health (Adosh)

Inspection Nr: 2556488

Report ID: 0950411

Date Opened: 01/09/1987

Site Address:
Casa Grande Oil Mill
962 W. Gila Bend Hwy.
Casa Grande, AZ 85222

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2074

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/16/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/05/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360104103

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$250
Current Penalty	$250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$250
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100243 C 3	02/23/1987	02/26/1987	$250	$250	$0	-
2.	02001	Other	19100178 P 1	02/23/1987	02/26/1987	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02002	Other	19100252 A02 IVC	02/23/1987	02/26/1987	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14565873

Event: 11/15/1986

EMPLOYEE LACERATES HIS HAND WHILE REACHING INTO CONVEYOR

AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 AM ON NOVEMBER 15, 1986, AN ELECTRIC MOTOR BURNED OUT ON A COTTON MILL MACHINE. A SUPERVISOR AND A REPAIRMAN WERE FIXING THE MACHINE WHEN A PIECE OF CHAIN ACCIDENTLY FELL INTO A SCREW CONVEYOR. A 9 INCH BY 9 INCH COVER PLATE WAS REMOVED FROM THE CONVEYOR IN AN EFFORT TO LOCATE THE CHAIN. THE SUPERVISOR WAS BUMPING THE START BUTTON TO TRY TO FIND THE JAMMED UP CHAIN. EMPLOYEE #1, A HULLER ROOM OPERATOR IN THE COTTON OIL MILL, NOTICED A PIECE OF METAL INSIDE THE UNCOVERED OPENING. WHEN HE REACHED INSIDE TO REMOVE IT, HIS HAND WAS SEVERELY LACERATED BY THE ROTATING SCREW CONVEYOR.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, SCREW CONVEYOR, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LACERATION, HAND, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2556488			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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