Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300801743 - Producers Dairy Products Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 300801743

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 05/01/2001

Site Address:
Producers Dairy Products Inc.
250 E Belmont
Fresno, CA 93701

Mailing Address:
P O Box 1231, Fresno, CA 93715

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2026

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/02/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/17/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361694664

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3314 A	05/02/2001	05/07/2001	$150	$150	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201082799

Event: 11/06/2000

Employee Loses Tip Of Finger Pushing Down A Belt

At approximately 8:40 a.m. on November 6, 2000, Employee #1, a machine operator, lost the tip of his left index finger when he pushed down a belt that was above the pulley with his fingers on a blow mold machine. He worked for a dairy product company for four years. His employer was notified of the incident on the same day, at 4:00 p.m. The blow mold machine is isolated and only has one operator. Employee #1 noticed that the V-belt came off the pulley, which feeds the bottles to the spin trimmer. Employee #1 de-energized the machine and removed the guard. He then put the belt back on the pulley and reenergized the machine. He noticed that the belt was a little bit above the pulley and instinctively pushed it down with his finger. When pushing down the belt, the tip of his left index finger was amputated. His employer failed to provide sufficient training.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BELT, FINGER, MACHINIST, PULLEY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300801743			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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