Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312914880 - Foster Farms

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 312914880

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 05/06/2010

Site Address:
Foster Farms
900 W Belgravia Ave
Fresno, CA 93706

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2015

NAICS: 311615/Poultry Processing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/06/2010

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/09/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361646417

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201493558

Event: 12/29/2009

Chicken Plant Worker Amputates Finger on Equipment

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on December 29, 2009, Employee #1, a worker at Foster Farms chicken processing plant, was trying to put the pin in the evisceration drum on Line 2. He pinched his finger between the pin and the drum, and the small finger on his left hand was amputated. Employee #1 was taken to Industrial Medical but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PIN, FINGER, PACKING HOUSE, DRUM, CAUGHT BETWEEN, DEBONING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312914880			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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