Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123926115 - Ivex Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 123926115

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 09/18/1992

Site Address:
Ivex Corporation
7101 Avenue 304
Visalia, CA 93277

Mailing Address:
P O Box 3046, Visalia, CA 93278

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2821

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/09/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/03/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361355704

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Serious	3999 A	11/09/1992	12/09/1992	$2,500	$2,500	$0	01/06/1993	1 - State Lower Court	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170202733

Event: 08/15/1992

Employee's fingers amputated by vertical screw conveyor

On August 15, 1992, Employee #1, a pad machine material handler, worked on a pad machine, which was sometimes inoperable due to paper dust. Outside the area is the baghouse. Several steps are taken to remove this dust. The last step is to uncover the plate on the vertical screw conveyor and allow dust to deposit in a cardboard box. The cover is always in place except when it must be cleaned out, which is infrequently. The power source is de-energized to remove the guard; however, the machine must be turned on to remove dust. Employee #1 stated he went to remove a box filled with dust next to the auger and his left hand entered the auger, which amputated his left fingers.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, DUST, SCREW CONVEYOR, FINGER, GUARD, AUGER, UNGUARDED, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123926115			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.