Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119983492 - Saputo Cheese

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 119983492

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 05/07/2004

Site Address:
Saputo Cheese
901 E Levin Ave
Tulare, CA 93274

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2022

NAICS: 311513/Cheese Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/07/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/29/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361361488

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
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	Serious	3314 A	06/10/2004	06/15/2004	$0	$18,000	$0	06/25/2004	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201085107

Event: 12/17/2003

Employee amputates fingers in running machinery

On December 17, 2003, Employee #1 was feeding the cheese chunker with big blocks of cheese. One block of cheese became caught within the feed chute. Employee #1 pushed the block of cheese down with his left hand and his fingers contacted the knives of the machinery. The knives amputated the tips of his fingers. The employee did not use the push bar provided on the machine. After being taken to the hospital, he received medical treatment and postoperative care for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FOOD PREPARATION, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, HAND TOOL, UNGUARDED, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119983492			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Extruding and forming machine operators

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