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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125846774 - Land-O-Lakes
Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office
Site Address:
Land-O-Lakes
240 North Avenue
Gustine, CA 95322
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2022
NAICS: 311513/Cheese Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/30/2002
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/01/2007
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361712490 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $750 | $0 | $18,750 |
| Current Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $750 | $0 | $18,750 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 3328 E | 05/10/2002 | 01/22/2002 | $450 | $450 | $0 | 05/28/2002 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 342 A | 05/10/2002 | 01/22/2002 | $300 | $300 | $0 | 05/28/2002 | W - Empr Withdrew | |
| 3. | 02001 | Serious | 4186 B | 05/10/2002 | 01/22/2002 | $18,000 | $18,000 | $0 | 05/28/2002 | W - Empr Withdrew |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was operating a Ben Hill cream cheese machine. The machine was malfunctioning which caused the cardboard boxes and foil not to drop into position correctly. The employee had to continuously stop the machine and correct the foil. In this instance, the employee stopped the machine, cleared the boxes and foil out of the turn table, turned the machine on, and reached forward to grab the lever to begin filling the foil with cream cheese. When the employee reached forward, the step she was standing on slipped and the she fell forward. As she reached with her left hand to steady herself, she placed the middle finger of her left hand into a moving unguarded station on the turn table and amputated her finger from the first joint to the tip. The employee stated that the loose step had been reported to maintenance two weeks prior this accident. The guard that "sometimes" is on the machine at the fill station of the cream cheese machine was not on at the time of the accident. The guard appeared on the machine the day after the accident.
Keywords: AMPUTATED, INADEQUATE MAINT, FINGER, MACHINIST, SLIP, LOST BALANCE, UNGUARDED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125846774 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Packaging and filling machine operators |