Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126069194 - Kruse And Son Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126069194

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 03/23/2000

Site Address:
Kruse And Son Inc.
235 Kruse Avenue
Monrovia, CA 91016

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2013

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/09/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/10/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362546897

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			5		7
Current Violations	1			4		5
Initial Penalty	$22,050	$0	$0	$880	$0	$22,930
Current Penalty	$2,250	$0	$0	$500	$0	$2,750
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	23400016 C	09/08/2000	09/27/2000	$0	$160	$0	10/02/2000	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	25000008 A	09/08/2000	09/27/2000	$125	$160	$0	10/02/2000	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	25000010 A	09/08/2000	09/27/2000	$0	$160	$0	10/02/2000	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	01004	Other	5185 L	09/08/2000	10/11/2000	$125	$240	$0	10/02/2000	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01005	Other	6151 C01	09/08/2000	09/27/2000	$0	$160	$0	10/02/2000	F - Formal Settlement
6.	02001	Serious	3314 A	09/08/2000	09/27/2000	$2,250	$16,200	$0	10/02/2000	F - Formal Settlement
7.	03001	Other	4002 A	09/08/2000	09/27/2000	$250	$5,850	$0	10/02/2000	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 126069194

Event: 03/10/2000

Employee's finger amputated in bacon press

At approximately 9:45 a.m. on March 10, 2000, Employee #1, of Kruse and Son, Inc., was in the packaging room, cleaning the hydraulic cylinder shaft of a Cashin Systems Dan-D-Shaper bacon press, model 5050, serial #1003. This shaft moved the tray that ejected the product from the machine; the shaft support was approximately 3 ft 3 in. high. The press was running and had just ejected some bacon when Employee #1 began to wipe the cylinder shaft. The cylinder retracted and the shaft support caught his right index finger and pulled it toward the press. His finger became caught between the shaft support and press frame and was amputated when the cycle completed. Employee #1 was transported to Irwindale Industrial Clinic where he was treated and released the same day. He had not stopped the press, de-energized or disengaged the power source, or attempted to use an extension tool to clean the cylinder.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, LOCKOUT, PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126069194			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, production occupations

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