Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125847806 - The Wine Group, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 125847806

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 06/19/2002

Site Address:
The Wine Group, Inc.
17000 E. Highway 120
Ripon, CA 95366

Mailing Address:
Po Box 897, Ripon, CA 95366

Union Status: Union

SIC:2084

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/06/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/06/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361726458

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,700
Current Penalty	$2,700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,700
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	Serious	4075 A	08/16/2002	06/19/2002	$2,700	$2,700	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201102795

Event: 05/14/2001

Employee's thumb amptutated

The employer had removed brushes from a bottle conveyor to make the movement of bottles more efficient. The brushes had been pushing the bottles at the neck faster than the conveyor was moving. This conveyor was below the operator's view, and the removal of the brushes exposed a small portion of the sprockets for the brushes' drive chain. Since the bottles were not being pushed together as they once were when the brushes were in place, the operator, Employee #1, had to manually push the bottle closer together. When doing so, Employee #1 placed the thumb of her right hand up into the wheel and sprocket of the conveyor, amputating the tip of her thumb.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125847806			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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