Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125845537 - F & A Dairy Of California, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125845537

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 01/03/2001

Site Address:
F & A Dairy Of California, Inc.
691 Inyo Ave.
Newman, CA 95360

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 578, Newman, CA 95360

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2022

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/20/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/30/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361717044

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$450	$0	$450
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$450	$0	$450
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 H	03/22/2001	04/24/2001	$150	$150	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3203 A07	03/22/2001	04/24/2001	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201483856

Event: 11/21/2000

Employee injured when arm crushed by cheese slicing blade

Employee #1, a packer, volunteered for overtime for a different department after the normal eight hours of work. Employee #1 was instructed to unwrap cheese blocks and place them on a table. Then he was to place the cheese blocks from the table onto the conveyor that took the cheese blocks into the cutters and slicers and then dumped the cheese out the other end. Once that was done, Employee #1 was told to "clean up". He swept the floor of small pieces of cheese and picked up larger pieces and placed them into plastic bins. Employee #1 saw a piece of cheese stuck above the cutting blade. He believed the machine to be turned off and reached in with his left arm to remove the cheese. Just about then the machine started up. The blade pushed Employee #1's arm down to the cutting table, causing a severe injury. Employee #1 sustained nerve and muscle damage when the blade struck his left arm between the wrist and elbow and was hospitalized.

Keywords: SLICER, CAUGHT BY, CRUSHED, ARM, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125845537			Hospitalized injury	Other	Packaging and filling machine operators

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