Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120089529 - Beatrice Cheese, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 120089529

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 12/27/1994

Site Address:
Beatrice Cheese, Inc.
240 North Avenue
Gustine, CA 95322

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2022

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/11/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/07/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361661200

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			1			1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$2,000	$0	$0	$2,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$350	$0	$350
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	3314 A	04/13/1995	12/27/1994	$350	$2,000	$0	05/18/1995	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170608244

Event: 11/09/1994

Employee's fingertip amputated by cheese packing machine

On November 9, 1994, Employee #1, a packing machine operator at a large cheese plant, was removing partially filled cartons from a Benhill Cream Cheese packing machine that had malfunctioned. The feed hopper was full, and Employee #1 jogged the machine one pocket at a time to remove the cartons. A coworker then took over jogging. Employee #1 reached into the hole while the coworker was jogging the turntable, amputating the tip of her right little finger. Employee #1 had six years experience as a packing machine operator and had removed malfunctioned packages many times in the past using a jog button under her own control.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, POINT OF OPERATION, COMMUNICATION, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120089529			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Food batchmakers

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