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Inspection: 125597757 - Gerhards Napa Valley Sausage

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 125597757
Report ID: 0950615
Date Opened: 07/07/2000

Site Address:
Gerhards Napa Valley Sausage
910 Enterprise Way
Napa, CA 94558

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5147

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/07/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/06/2000

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 361594104
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 3 3
Current Violations 3 3
Initial Penalty $0 $0 $0 $700 $0 $700
Current Penalty $0 $0 $0 $700 $0 $700
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 3314 A 07/07/2000 07/07/2000 $300 $300 $0 -  
2. 01002 Other 3314 F 07/07/2000 08/08/2000 $200 $200 $0 -  
3. 01003 Other 3203 B02 07/07/2000 08/08/2000 $200 $200 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170843981
Event: 06/30/2000
Employee's arm fractured when caught in sausage grinder

Employee #1, a machine operator at a sausage manufacturing plant, was cleaning meat residue out of the hopper and paddles of a Butcher Boy vertical food grinder, model #500-56. He was climbing the 39 in. tall machine frame to reach the top hopper when he grabbed the hoist arm and slipped. His right foot struck the ON button as he reached reflexively into the hopper tub for to grab something to check his fall. His right arm became caught in the rotating paddles and he suffered severe fractures of his lower arm in two places. Plates and bone grafts were required to treat his injuries. Employee #1 had not locked out the sausage grinder prior to cleaning.

Keywords: GRINDER, FRACTURE, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, ARM, GRINDING MACHINE, MEAT GRINDER

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 125597757 Hospitalized injury Fracture Crushing and grinding machine operators
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