Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300756004 - Vons Market
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Vons Market
4550 Atlantic Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90807
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:5411
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/17/1998
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/07/2001
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362029498 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $425 | $0 | $5,425 |
| Current Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $425 | $0 | $5,425 |
| 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 | 07/17/1998 | 07/31/1998 | $425 | $425 | $0 | 09/18/1998 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 4186 B | 07/17/1998 | 07/22/1998 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 09/18/1998 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was tenderizing meat by hand-feeding 3 in. square cubes of pork into a Sir Steak Tenderizer, model PRO-9 B type, serial #00063665. The machine, which was approximately 18 in. tall without the guard, was sitting on a 3 ft high table. Employee #1 was standing directly in front of the machine, feeding in the cubed meat, when his right ring finger became caught in the in-running roller of blades and was amputated. The causal factor of this accident was insufficient guarding at the point of operation. Employee #1 was an experienced worker for the food retailer and he took on supervisory duties whenever the section manager was not present.
Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, POINT OF OPERATION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300756004 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Butchers and meat cutters |
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