Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120329735 - Golden State Foods Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 120329735

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 07/26/1996

Site Address:
Golden State Foods Corporation
640 South Sixth Avenue
Industry, CA 91749

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2011

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/22/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/03/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362263071

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	$0	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$1,000
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	Other	4002 A	10/22/1996	11/09/1996	$1,000	$5,000	$0	11/12/1996	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170632277

Event: 07/22/1996

Employee's little finger amputated in conveyor

At approximately 7:30 p.m. on July 22, 1996, Employee #1, of Golden State Foods, was working on machines 1-18 #5 and #6 in the ketchup room of the products department. Just before the accident, an approximately 6 in. by 12 in. by 18 in. box of picante sauce became jammed. Employee #1 cleared it and then returned to her workstation. She placed an empty box on the conveyer and waited for a moment for the pusher to come back so she could put on another box. As it returned, her left hand became caught between the pusher and the housing shield, amputating her little finger. The employer was cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 4002(a).

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, JAMMED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120329735			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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