Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112073879 - Hoffman Brothers Packing Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 112073879

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 08/15/1990

Site Address:
Hoffman Brothers Packing Co Inc
2731 S Soto St
Vernon, CA 90023

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2011

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/18/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/29/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361057276

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	Other	342 A	09/18/1990	08/15/1990	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	4553	08/15/1990	08/15/1990	$2,000	$2,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170188684

Event: 08/13/1990

Employee hospitalized for neck laceration from flying blade

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on August 13, 1990, Employee #1 was operating a large meat chopper (Seydelmann K754VA-V). The blades on this type of meat chopper are covered on top by a heavy-gauge stainless steel cover, which was in place. When a blade broke, a portion of the blade ricocheted off the bottom of the stainless steel bowl, back through the meat, and out of the bowl, and grazed Employee #1 across the back of his neck. The flying blade ricocheted off two other stainless steel structures, denting them, before coming to rest. Employee #1 was knocked unconscious and received a deep laceration on the back of his neck for which he was hospitalized for one week.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, NECK, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112073879			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Food batchmakers

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