Inspection Detail
Inspection: 305131872 - Watts Brothers Frozen Foods Llc
Inspection Information - Office: Bend
Site Address:
Watts Brothers Frozen Foods Llc
730 Columbia Ave Ne
Boardman, OR 97818
Mailing Address:
Po Box 278, Paterson, WA 99345
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2033
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/11/2002
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/11/2002
Investigation Summary
At approximately 2:30 a.m. on August 29, 2002, Employee #1, a mixing operator for Watts Brothers Frozen Foods, LLC, was emptying vegetables from a food hopper. He was using his left hand to adjust a cardboard deflection chute and was reaching into an unprotected area when the rotating vanes of a star valve metering device partially amputated one of his fingers and lacerated two others. He was hospitalized.
Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, LACERATION, HAND, UNGUARDED, HOPPER
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 305131872 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Food batchmakers |
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