Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307161224 - Clougherty Packing Llc Dba / Farmer John

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 307161224

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 04/30/2004

Site Address:
Clougherty Packing Llc Dba / Farmer John
3049 E Vernon Ave
Vernon, CA 90058

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2011

NAICS: 311611/Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/18/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/15/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101055523

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,060	$0	$1,060
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	3384 B	10/18/2004	11/10/2004	$0	$1,060	$0	01/31/2005	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201058641

Event: 04/21/2004

Employee amputates fingertip in meat cutter

On April 21, 2004, Employee #1, a meat cutter from the Pork Cut Department of Clougherty Packing Company, was operating the Townsend skinner machine. Employee #1 performed this task by using a hook held in his right hand. He was picking up a piece of meat from the conveyor belt with his left hand in a Best glove and guided the meat onto the skinner machine roller. Then the meat was taken into the blade and sliced the layer of fat off of the meat. When Employee #1 placed a piece of meat on the skinner machine, he had difficulty in getting it started on the blade. Employee #1 pushed down on the meat with his left hand, which got too close to the point where the roller met the blade. Employee #1's hand in the glove was caught by the blade. He injured left index and middle fingers and amputated a tip of his left index finger. He also lacerated his left middle finger. Employee #1 was taken to U.S. Healthworks and then transferred to a specialist at the Western Hand Center, where the surgery was performed.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, MEAT SLICING MACHINE, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CONVEYOR, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307161224			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Slicing and cutting machine operators

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