Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124766981 - T & J Packing Co

Inspection Information - Office: Bend

Inspection Nr: 124766981

Report ID: 1054115

Date Opened: 06/06/1996

Site Address:
T & J Packing Co
Depot Rd
Malin, OR 97632

Mailing Address:
Po Box 388, Malin, OR 97632

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0191

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/06/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/09/1997

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
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	19100219 F03	09/26/1996	06/06/1996	$500	$500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 789610

Event: 06/05/1996

Employee's lower arm amputated in potato washing machine

At approximately 8:40 a.m. on June 5, 1996, Employee #1, of T&J Packing Co., Inc., was cleaning under a potato washing machine. When he reached his left hand behind an existing chain and sprocket guard, his shirt sleeve became caught in a sprocket and his arm was pulled between the sprocket and a drive chain. The employee's left hand and lower arm were amputated. He was treated at Merle West Medical Center, Klamath Falls, OR.

Keywords: CLOTHING, AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, SPROCKET, ARM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124766981			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Production helpers

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