Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310495320 - Overhill Farms Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 310495320

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 05/11/2009

Site Address:
Overhill Farms Inc
2727 E Vernon Ave
Vernon, CA 90058

Mailing Address:
Po Box 58806, Vernon, CA 90058

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2038

NAICS: 311412/Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/04/2009

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/19/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102475902

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$22,950	$0	$0	$0	$0	$22,950
Current Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
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	Serious	4075 A	11/03/2009	11/06/2009	$18,000	$22,950	$0	11/16/2009	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 310495320

Event: 05/06/2009

Employee's Finger Is Caught in Pinch Point and Is Amputated

At approximately 10:56 a.m. on May 6, 2009, Employee #1, an assembly line worker, was placing portioned food product into plates. Employee #1 was working within close proximity to a heat sealer machine, which seals the food plate with a plastic film. She was trying to remove a piece of broccoli that fell to the side of the conveyor inside of the heat sealer machine. She used her left index finger to remove the broccoli from the metal-plate ledge adjacent to the conveyor. Employee #1 had reached in approximately 5.5 in., and her finger got caught at the pinch point created by the unguarded chain and sprocket. Employee #1's left ringer fingertip was amputated, and she was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, FOOD PACKAGING MACH, SPROCKET, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310495320			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Production helpers

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