Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119806289 - J. R. Wood, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 119806289

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 03/29/1993

Site Address:
J. R. Wood, Inc.
7916 W. Bellevue Rd.
Atwater, CA 95301

Mailing Address:
P.O Box 545, Atwater, CA 95301

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2033

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/29/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/29/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361339120

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	3314 A	04/27/1993	03/05/1993	$5,000	$5,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170720478

Event: 03/02/1993

Employee's finger caught in carrot chopper

Employee #1, of J. R. Wood, Inc., was feeding carrots into a carrot chopper. Because the carrots were hung up, the employee attempted to remove the jammed product with her hand with the chopper energized and cycling. When the product was removed, the machine cycled and her right ring finger was caught/struck by the cutting blade guard, which is automatic and pneumatically controlled. Employees are provided with verbal instructions concerning clearing jams and a piece of PVC pipe is located on the line to be used by an employee when clearing a jammed chopper. Employee #1 confirmed that she had received verbal instruction to turn the machine off when clearing jams.

Keywords: FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119806289			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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