Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126706803 - Norpac Foods Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 126706803

Report ID: 1054113

Date Opened: 11/12/1996

Site Address:
Norpac Foods Inc
Plant #7 2325 Madrona Ave Se
Salem, OR 97302

Mailing Address:
Po Box 458, Stayton, OR 97383

Union Status: Union

SIC:2037

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/26/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/27/1998

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
Current Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100212 A01	02/03/1997	02/13/1997	$500	$500	$0	-
2.	01001B	Serious	701076007 A	02/03/1997	02/13/1997	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02002	Other	701076506 A B	02/03/1997	11/26/1996	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171045578

Event: 11/12/1996

Employee injured when arm caught in conveyor tail pulley

Employee #1, a general laborer in a cannery, was performing sanitation cleanup near a waste dump conveyor belt for the carrot processing line. He saw two carrots on the frame of the line, near the in-running nip point of the tail pulley. He reached to scoop them up, and his rubber glove became caught in the nip point, pulling his left arm into the conveyor's tail pulley assembly. Coworkers responded to his screams and shut down the conveyor. Employee #1 was able to free himself and coworkers administered first aid before transporting him to the hospital, where he was treated for three fractures to his lower arm. Contributing factors to the accident included the lack of a guard in front of the in-running nip point, double layers of gloves and raingear, misjudgment of the hazardous exposure in the vicinity of the in-running nip point, and inadequate routine work area inspections.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, GLOVE, WORK RULES, FOREARM, CAUGHT BY, CONVEYOR, NIP POINT, PULLEY, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126706803			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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