Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120069505 - Cal-Compack Foods

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 120069505

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 01/25/1995

Site Address:
Cal-Compack Foods
1500 E. Donovan Rd.
Santa Maria, CA 93454

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2034

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/27/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/23/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362181745

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1		1	2		4
Current Violations				4		4
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$400	$700	$0	$6,100
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,800	$0	$2,800
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
1.	01001	Other	342 A	02/10/1995	02/18/1995	$400	$400	$0	04/12/1995	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	3328 G	02/10/1995	02/15/1995	$200	$300	$0	04/12/1995	J - ALJ Decision
3.	02001	Other	4184 B	02/10/1995	02/18/1995	$2,000	$5,000	$0	04/12/1995	J - ALJ Decision
4.	03001	Other	3203 B02	02/10/1995	03/13/1995	$200	$400	$0	04/12/1995	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170737415

Event: 12/07/1994

Employee's fingers burned when caught in vacuum seal machine

Employee #1 and a coworker were using a vacuum seal machine set up for one person to operate. Thinking that Employee #1's hands were out of the way, the coworker pushed both buttons to seal a bag. Employee #1's right hand was in the jaw area, and his thumb and three fingers sustained burns from the heat of the sealer. His coworkers tried to open the jaws by pushing the red EMERGENCY button, but it did not work. It took approximately five minutes to free Employee #1's hand from the vacuum seal machine. The machine was equipped with a two-hand safety device.

Keywords: BURN, FINGER, WORK RULES, THUMB, EMERGENCY STOP, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SEALING MACHINE, COMMUNICATION, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120069505			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.
2	120069505			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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