Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120345004 - Ingomar Packing Company, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 120345004

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 12/11/2003

Site Address:
Ingomar Packing Company, Llc
9950 S. Ingomar Grade Road
Los Banos, CA 93635

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1448, Los Banos, CA 93635

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2033

NAICS: 311421/Fruit and Vegetable Canning

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/27/2004

Emphasis: S:Agriculture (Aship)

Case Closed: 08/10/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362340812

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$975	$0	$975
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$975	$0	$975
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3329 D	06/02/2004	05/27/2004	$975	$975	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201104734

Event: 12/10/2003

Employee Is Killed When Struck by Flying Pressurized Object

At approximately 2:35 p.m. on December 10, 2003, Employee #1 was working in the processing area of the food processing plant. He was air testing out-of-service 40-foot long sterilizer tubes, using an inlet/vent flange assembly. Since there was only one assembly for use in testing, he was changing from one tube to another. He was positioned in line with the assembly and tube. He removed the clamp from the assembly but had not relieved the pressure prior to disassembly, causing the assembly to still be pressurized. The unit separated from the tube, flying and striking Employee #1 in the abdominal area. He sustained a penetrating wound and was killed.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ABDOMEN, PACKING HOUSE, PRESSURE PIPING, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PRESSURE RELEASE, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120345004			Fatality	Puncture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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