Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300859170 - Test Laboratories Inc Dba Brewster Foods

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 300859170

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 08/21/2002

Site Address:
Test Laboratories Inc Dba Brewster Foods
715 West Stuart Avenue
Redlands, CA 92374

Mailing Address:
7121 Canby Avenue, Reseda, CA 91335

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2833

NAICS:

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/21/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/31/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362479156

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			3		5
Current Violations				4		4
Initial Penalty	$16,650	$0	$0	$750	$0	$17,400
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,575	$0	$1,575
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	342 A	10/02/2002	10/07/2002	$300	$300	$0	10/23/2002	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01002	Other	3314 H	10/02/2002	11/04/2002	$0	$225	$0	10/23/2002	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003	Other	3203 A07	10/02/2002	11/04/2002	$225	$225	$0	10/23/2002	W - Empr Withdrew
4.	02001	Other	24800003	10/02/2002	10/07/2002	$450	$4,050	$0	10/23/2002	F - Formal Settlement
5.	03001	Other	3314 A	10/02/2002	10/07/2002	$600	$12,600	$0	10/23/2002	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 300859170

Event: 08/20/2002

Employee's Fingers Are Amputated in Impeller Air Lock

At approximately 11:30 p.m. on August 20, 2002, Employee #1, the swing shift supervisor, was clearing a blockage in the impeller of a Kice rotary air lock (type 304SS, Model 10-1U), that was powered by 440 VAC. The impeller was housed in a steel chamber that Employee #1 accessed by opening a 6-in.-diameter by 4-in.-long vinyl discharge tube held in place by two large radiator-type clamps. Employee #1 was using his left hand to reach into the discharge tube to clear the jam when his fingers became enmeshed in the machine. The first digits on all four fingers of his left hand were amputated. The impeller was not locked out before Employee #1 tried to clear the jam. Two coworkers were in the manufacturing area when the accident occurred; one was tending his own machine and the other was 20 ft away from Employee #1, waiting for him to clear the jam.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, BLIND REACHING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300859170			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Separating, filtering & clarifying mach. operators

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