Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309299477 - House Foods America Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 309299477

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 10/04/2007

Site Address:
House Foods America Corporation
7351 Orangethorpe Ave
Garden Grove, CA 92841

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2099

NAICS: 311991/Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/11/2008

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/19/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102526878

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$600	$0	$600
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$600	$0	$600
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 A	01/18/2008	02/10/2008	$300	$300	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3314 G	01/18/2008	02/10/2008	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201149366

Event: 10/03/2007

Employee Falls from Ladder, Later Dies

On October 3, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were replacing a heating element on a small, 4-gallon, wall-mounted water heater. This heater was approximately 9.5 ft above the floor, and had been out of order for several days. There was no hot water and the cold water had been mostly drained out of this tank. The employees had also disconnected the power by pulling out the plug from the wall receptacle. Employee #1 was using an 8-ft, non-conductive fiberglass step ladder to access this equipment while the coworker was holding the ladder. As Employee #1 was removing the old heating element from the tank, some water squirted out on his face, which startled him and caused him to fall off the ladder. Employee #1 fell approximately 6 ft onto a concrete floor. The ladder did not fall with him. Employee #1 suffered head trauma and died in the hospital 6 days after the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, REPAIR, LADDER, FALL, LOST BALANCE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309299477			Fatality	Other	Specified mechanics and repairers

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