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Inspection Detail

Inspection: 313383069 - Real Mex Foods

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 313383069
Report ID: 0950642
Date Opened: 10/04/2010

Site Address:
Real Mex Foods
3305 Vernon Ave
Vernon, CA 90058

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2013

NAICS: 311612/Meat Processed from Carcasses

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/18/2011

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/19/2016

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 102622891
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 2 3
Current Violations 3 3
Initial Penalty $18,000 $0 $0 $1,180 $0 $19,180
Current Penalty $0 $0 $0 $350 $0 $350
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 03/18/2011 04/05/2011 $0 $525 $0 04/11/2011 F - Formal Settlement  
2. 01002 Other 3314 G 03/18/2011 04/05/2011 $0 $655 $0 04/11/2011 F - Formal Settlement  
3. 02001 Other 3314 C 03/18/2011 04/05/2011 $350 $18,000 $0 04/11/2011 F - Formal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202456984
Event: 09/29/2010
Employee Gets Finger Amputation While Cleaning a Food Pump

At approximately 11:53 am, on September 29, 2010 Employee #1, a machine operator of Real Mex Foods suffered an amputation to his right middle and ring finger due to cleaning a food pump while the pump was still running. Employee #1 was cleaning a food pump in the attempt to clean some dough from the food pump. He was cleaning a Waukesha Cherry-Burrell Pump, Serial #370320 04. At the time of the accident the food pump was energized and not locked out. Employee #1 was not using an extension tool to remove food from the pump. Employee #1's fingers contacted the rotors of the food pump causing the amputation.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, PUMP

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 313383069 Hospitalized injury Amputation Machine operators, not specified
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