Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125864462 - Joule Beverage Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125864462

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 01/06/1997

Site Address:
Joule Beverage Incorporated
360-A Industrial Ct
Benicia, CA 94510

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2086

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 01/07/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/17/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361662653

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$245	$0	$245
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$245	$0	$245
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	3383 A	01/07/1997	01/06/1997	$225	$225	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3203 A07 D	01/07/1997	01/06/1997	$20	$20	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170621130

Event: 07/10/1996

Employee's foot burned when hot solution enters boot

Employee #1, a production worker at a soft drinks/juice bottling plant, was working in the filler area. After a batch of drinks is run through the bottling process, the machine lines and equipment are cleaned using a caustic cleanser and hot water solution. Employee #1 was preparing the cleaning solution when he dumped caustic soda powder into a hot water tank. The 185 degree F water boiled over and seeped inside his right boot. Employee #1 suffered burns to his foot and was taken to Kaiser Permanente in Vallejo, CA.

Keywords: BURN, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, PPE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CHEMICAL REACTION, FOOT, HIGH TEMPERATURE, HOT WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125864462			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Washing, cleaning and pickling machine operators

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