Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111918298 - Foster Farms

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 111918298

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 03/16/1992

Site Address:
Foster Farms
711 F Street
Turlock, CA 95380

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 3368, Turlock, CA 95381

Union Status: Union

SIC:2015

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/23/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/10/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361338817

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 958017

Event: 03/03/1992

Employee's finger crushed between two racks, later amputated

Employee #1, of Foster Farms, was positioning metal racks containing turkey products. Each rack is equipped with four wheels, two stationary and two swivel. A handle on the swivel end is used to maneuver the cart. The cart fully loaded, as it was the day of the accident, weighs 1,500 lb. Employee #1 was attempting to position the cart between two other carts. Rather than having all his fingers inside the handle, Employee #1 had two fingers of each hand outside the handle. As he positioned the cart, he smashed the little finger of his right hand between the cart that he was positioning and a stationary cart. His finger was so severely smashed that his doctor decided to amputate it.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CRUSHED, STORAGE RACK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111918298			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscelaneous food preparation occupations

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