Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301137451 - Pacific Cheese Co, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 301137451

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 08/06/2003

Site Address:
Pacific Cheese Co, Inc
21090 Cabot Rd
Hayward, CA 94545

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2022

NAICS: 311513/Cheese Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/22/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/22/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361488257

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
Current Penalty	$7,560	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,560
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	4184 B	10/28/2003	10/31/2003	$7,560	$18,000	$0	11/20/2003	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201503976

Event: 08/04/2003

Employee is injured when hand caught in cheese cutter

On August 4, 2003, Employee #1 was working in the Production Room on the Line Number 6 cheese cutter machine, manufactured by Econo Cheese Equipment, feeding cheese blocks into the cutter's point of operation. The employer is engaged in the purchasing, packaging and distribution of natural and processed cheese. The accident was caused by a lack of point of operation guarding and safe methods for performing the feeding operation. Employee #1's right hand became caught in the machine and he sustained multiple lacerations and skin removal from several fingers. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FINGER, GUARD, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BY, FOOD PACKAGING MACH, LACERATION, POINT OF OPERATION, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301137451			Hospitalized injury	Other	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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