Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126209774 - Paramount Farms

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 126209774

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 02/20/1998

Site Address:
Paramount Farms
Blackwell A.O.
Lost Hills, CA 93249

Mailing Address:
13646 Hwy 33 Attn: Dan Lee, Lost Hills, CA 93249

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0179

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/11/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/16/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362489106

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$850	$0	$850
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	3314 A	05/14/1998	05/24/1998	$850	$5,000	$0	06/05/1998	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201091550

Event: 11/18/1997

EMPLOYEE SUFFERS AMPUTATED FINGER TIP

At approximately 6:30 p.m. on November 18, 1997, Employee #1 attempted to clear a jam in a pistachio splitting machine. Employee #1 raised the guard with his left hand and with his right hand, pressed the micro-switch that normally would de-energize the machine with the guard open. The foreman taught Employee #1 this method because it is faster. Employee #1 then used a tool with his left hand to try to un-stick the pistachios. Employee #1 dropped the tool into the machine and reached down with his left fingers to catch the tool. Employee #1also released the micro-switch with his right hand. This allowed the machine to start running. Employee #1 sustained an amputation of the tip of his left index finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, JAMMED, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126209774			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Graders and sorters, agricultural products

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