Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300830981 - American Fruit Processor

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 300830981

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 08/19/2005

Site Address:
American Fruit Processor
10725 Sutter Ave.
Pacoima, CA 91331

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2037

NAICS: 311411/ Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/07/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/11/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362148371
Accident	362148389

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				3		3
Current Violations				3		3
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,095	$0	$1,095
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$820	$0	$820
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
1.	01001	Other	14300029 A	01/05/2006	01/20/2006	$0	$275	$0	01/31/2006	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3203 A	01/05/2006	01/20/2006	$410	$410	$0	01/31/2006	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	3314 D	01/05/2006	01/20/2006	$410	$410	$0	01/31/2006	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201119757

Event: 08/01/2005

Employee's Hand Is Amputated in Pump Gears

At around 10:00 a.m. on August 1, 2005, Employee #1 was setting up a pump to move fruit juice from a holding cylinder into a mixing cylinder. Before connecting hoses to the pump connections, he used his right hand to determine which connection was the inlet and which was the discharge. His right middle finger entered a connection port and was crushed between two rotating pump gears. Employee #1 was transported to Pacifica Hospital, and then transferred to a clinic for surgery on his right middle finger. The tip of this finger was amputated.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, HOSE, POINT OF OPERATION, SET UP, PUMP, GEAR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300830981			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Mixing and blending machine operators

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