Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119804243 - Tri Valley Growers Plant 7

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 119804243

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 08/05/1994

Site Address:
Tri Valley Growers Plant 7
2801 Finch Road
Modesto, CA 95354

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3327, Modesto, CA 95353

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2033

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/26/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/16/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362076473

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	4184 B	10/28/1994	08/05/1994	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170696744

Event: 07/19/1994

Employee's finger amputated when caught in caser machine

On July 19, 1994, Employee #1, an experienced caser operator, was operating the line 17 Packmaster, which feeds and folds flat case stock to form a finished case (box) around canned goods. As she finished a run, she dropped a large piece of chalk used to mark the last case onto the feed table. Her finger became caught between a stationary hold-down bar and a sliding guide rail reciprocating in a slot in the feed table. Her finger was amputated as a result. This friction pinch hazard is not readily observable and had gone undetected for many years.

Keywords: HOLD-DOWN CLAMP, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, GUIDE, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119804243			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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