Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305476756 - Zuellig Botanicals Inc Dba Bi Nutraceuticals

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 305476756

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 08/13/2004

Site Address:
Zuellig Botanicals Inc Dba Bi Nutraceuticals
2550 El Presidio St
Carson, CA 90810

Mailing Address:
2550 El Presidio St, Long Beach, CA 90810

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2834

NAICS: 325412/Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/21/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362437980

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$5,850	$0	$0	$240	$0	$6,090
Current Penalty	$485	$0	$0	$240	$0	$725
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	3203 A	10/21/2004	10/26/2004	$240	$240	$0	11/17/2004	L - State Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	3314 A	10/22/2004	11/08/2004	$485	$5,850	$0	11/17/2004	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201036266

Event: 05/10/2004

Employee Amputates Hand in Screw Conveyor

At approximately 9:07 a.m. on May 10, 2004, Employee #1, a contract employee, was working as a machine operator. He and a coworker were removing product out of a portable screw conveyor. After completing the product extraction step, they allowed the screw conveyor to run. Employee #1 started to clean to the screw conveyor while it ran. During the cleaning step, his left arm became caught in the rotating parts of the screw conveyor, causing his left hand to be amputated. He was transported to a medical center, where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, SCREW CONVEYOR, CLEANING, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305476756			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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