Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119794519 - Berberian Nut Company

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 119794519

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 10/28/1997

Site Address:
Berberian Nut Company
1503 S. Fresno Avenue
Stockton, CA 95206

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 308, Stockton, CA 95201

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0173

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/11/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/06/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361375405

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	Serious	4075 A	02/20/1998	10/28/1997	$5,000	$5,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170762694

Event: 08/25/1997

Employee's fingers amputated in chain and sprocket drive

At 11:20 p.m. on October 28, 1997, Employee #1, a walnut sorter, was about to finish her shift. She reached under the end of the 24 in. wide running conveyor belt to use a paper towel to clean some walnuts off a small shelf for the 8 in. wide conveyor pulley's motor transfer case. The towek became caught and pulled her hand into the unguarded 2 in. wide chain and sprocket drive located behind the 3 1/2 in. long by 5 in. wide by 2 1/2 in. deep transfer case. Her right middle and ring fingers were amputated.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, WORK RULES, BELT CONVEYOR, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119794519			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Graders and sorters, agricultural products

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