Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126726561 - Norpac Foods Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 126726561

Report ID: 1054113

Date Opened: 09/23/1998

Site Address:
Norpac Foods Inc
4755 Brooklake Rd Ne
Salem, OR 97305

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: 10/02/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/12/1999

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500
Current Penalty	$100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$100
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	Serious	701076001 B C	11/16/1998	11/19/1998	$100	$500	$0	12/01/1998	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170742100

Event: 09/17/1998

Employee's hand injured when caught in conveyor system

On or about September 17, 1998, Employee #1 was working on a box production line. His normal duties included holding the boxes when they came to his station, so the machine could fill them with frozen corn on the cob. A metal plate bridged the gap between the empty box conveyor and the filled box conveyor, and helped to keep the boxes level. At the time of the accident, a corn cob had fallen between the two conveyors and Employee #1 was reaching down between them to retrieve it. At the same time, one conveyor pushed the filled box toward him and the other conveyor started to place the next container in position. Employee #1's left glove became caught on the fingers of the box conveyor belt that separate the boxes. He pulled back on his hand, fracturing his little finger and sustaining multiple lacerations from the metal plate. Employee #1 freed himself and went to the first aid station; he was later transported to the hospital. Employee #1 reached between the moving conveyors without first shutting off the machine. The metal plate that injured Employee #1's hand has since been removed.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, FINGER, GLOVE, WORK RULES, BELT CONVEYOR, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126726561			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Packaging and filling machine operators

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