Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307162719 - Sonora Mills Foods, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 307162719

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 09/27/2004

Site Address:
Sonora Mills Foods, Inc
3064 Maria St
Rancho Dominguez, CA 90221

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2032

NAICS: 311422/Specialty Canning

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/13/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/22/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362618944
Accident	362618951
Accident	362619645

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$375	$0	$375
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	3203 B02	01/24/2005	02/11/2005	$0	$375	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201059045

Event: 09/17/2004

Employee fractures arm when he slips and falls from a ladder

At approximately 2:21 p.m. on September 17, 2004, Employee #1, a leadman, was assigned to deposit cardboard into a recycling dumpster at the rear of the building. A coworker brought the cardboard on a forklift and raised the bucket at the edge of the dumpster, 10 ft high. Employee #1 climbed a metal ladder attached to the dumpster and emptied the bucket. As Employee #1 climbed back down the ladder, he slipped, loosing his footing, and fell. He grabbed the bucket trying to break his fall, causing it to tip and fall with him. He landed on the concrete, and the basket fell on his left arm. He was hospitalized with a fractured upper arm.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, DUMPSTER, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, ARM, LOST BALANCE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307162719			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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