Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126066000 - King Meat Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
King Meat Inc
4215 Exchange Ave
Vernon, CA 90058
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:2011
NAICS: 311611/Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/02/2007
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/06/2009
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102468766 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $800 | $0 | $18,800 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,350 | $0 | $1,350 |
| 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 | 3314 G02 | 05/11/2007 | 06/13/2007 | $0 | $800 | $0 | 06/07/2007 | D - Govt Dismissed | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 3314 C | 05/11/2007 | 05/21/2007 | $1,350 | $18,000 | $0 | 06/07/2007 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 7:30 a.m. on November 24, 2006, Employee #1 was a leadperson, working at a meat packing facility. Production had stopped on the Multivac Number 2 packaging machine, Model Number 855D, Serial Number 330-012, due to a jam of packaging film in the feed section. To clear the jam, Employee #1 used her left hand to reach under the machine guard, into the feed section. She had not deenergized the machine. Employee #1 was injured when the machine began a production cycle and her left hand was caught in the tray forming die. The fingertips on the index, middle, and ring fingers of her left hand were crushed. She was treated at the Western Hand Center for amputation of her injured fingers. She was not hospitalized.
Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, MACHINE OPERATOR, FOOD PACKAGING MACH, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, MACHINE--MISC
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126066000 | Non Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Occupation not reported |
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