Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303307425 - Boardman Foods Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Bend

Inspection Nr: 303307425

Report ID: 1054115

Date Opened: 04/17/2000

Site Address:
Boardman Foods Inc
71320 E Columbia Ave
Boardman, OR 97818

Mailing Address:
Po Box 786, Boardman, OR 97818

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0723

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/19/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/10/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101700052

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$7,500	$0	$0	$500	$0	$8,000
Current Penalty	$1,750	$0	$0	$100	$0	$1,850
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	Serious	701076001 A	06/09/2000	06/14/2000	$1,000	$5,000	$0	06/16/2000	L - State Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C01	06/09/2000	06/14/2000	$750	$2,500	$0	06/16/2000	L - State Settlement
3.	02003	Other	701076502 A	06/09/2000	06/14/2000	$100	$500	$0	06/16/2000	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201700697

Event: 04/16/2000

Employee killed when hand caught by an incline conveyor belt

At 9:00 p.m. on April 16, 2000, Employee #1 was attempting some unidentified activity near the tail spool of an incline conveyor that was used to move onions into a process for the sorting out of debris, such as rocks. While doing this activity, Employee #1's hand was drawn into the point where the in-running part of the conveyor belt meets the tail spool, pulling Employee #1 face first into the tail spool where he was pinned. Employee #1 suffered an amputation and died of his injuries.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PINNED, CAUGHT BY, CONVEYOR BELT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303307425			Fatality	Amputation	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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