Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119798072 - Butterball Turkey Company

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 119798072

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 10/02/1996

Site Address:
Butterball Turkey Company
500 "F" Street
Turlock, CA 95381

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 738, 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: 10/02/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/16/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361663065

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
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	11/20/1996	10/02/1996	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170762504

Event: 07/24/1996

Employee's arm injured when caught in conveyor pulley

On July 24, 1996, Employee #1, an experienced clean-up worker, reached into the nip point of a conveyor pulley to clean while the machine was running. He suffered serious lacerations and a fractured ulna in his right arm. Employee #1 violated a specific lockout/blockout procedures for the conveyor. A lockout padlock and disconnect switch was mounted on the wall next to the conveyor, and a written procedure for cleaning processing equipment that required lockout/tagout was in place. Employee #1's initial and subsequent lockout training was documented.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, CONVEYOR, ARM, NIP POINT, PULLEY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119798072			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Butchers and meat cutters

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