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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 120298351 - Heinz Pet Products
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Heinz Pet Products
936 Barracuda Street
Terminal Island, CA 90731
Mailing Address:
1054 Ways Street, Terminal Island, CA 90731
Union Status: Union
SIC:2048
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/03/1999
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/15/2000
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362031361 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $375 | $0 | $5,375 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750 | $0 | $750 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 342 A | 08/10/1999 | 08/16/1999 | $0 | $375 | $0 | 11/12/1999 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 3314 A | 08/10/1999 | 08/13/1999 | $750 | $5,000 | $0 | 11/12/1999 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 5:30 a.m. on February 15, 1999, Employee #1, was working at the Pet Products, Inc., can plant. He was cleaning his coating machine at the end of his shift when his right hand became caught in the rollers. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries and lacerations to his fingers, hand, and wrist. He was transported to the Long Beach (CA) Medical Clinic, and later transferred to the Western Hand Center. Examining doctors reported a crushing injury with volar degloving, metacarpal fractures of fingers #2 through #5 proximally, with massive displacement and derangement of the carpal bones into the wrist, and wrist laceration and degloving, with the radius exposed.
Keywords: FRACTURE, FINGER, CLEANING, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, LACERATION, NIP POINT, HAND
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120298351 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Occupation not reported |