Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112152293 - Pillsbury Company

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 112152293

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 02/01/1991

Site Address:
Pillsbury Company
5471 Ferguson Drive
Commerce, CA 90022

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2041

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/19/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/14/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361263684

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			1			1
Current Violations			1			1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Repeat	342 A	02/14/1991	02/14/1991	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170180152

Event: 01/30/1991

Employee's fingertips severed between milling rolls

Employee #1, a shift miller, was working alone, monitoring milling rolls. Wheat passed through chutes and through a series of roll stands that ground it into flour. The rolls had a rough, ridged grinding surface and were in-running at the top of each roll stand, where they were accessible through an inspection door. Employee #1 responded to a computer warning that there was a build-up of product in roll stand #34, in the second level of roll stands. He lifted the inspection door and tried to clear the obstruction with his hand, severing the tips of three fingers. Employee #1 failed to disengage the rolls before reaching into the machine. He later stated that he instantly knew what he was doing was dangerous, but that his hand moved quicker than his mind.

Keywords: SEVERED, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, MILLING MACHINE, CLOGGED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112152293			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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