Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307183228 - Bay Valley Foods

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 307183228

Report ID: 0950636

Date Opened: 11/30/2006

Site Address:
Bay Valley Foods
17380 Railroad St.
City Of Industry, CA 91748

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2035

NAICS: 311941/ Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/13/2007

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/19/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362603953

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$20,925	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,925
Current Penalty	$13,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,500
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	3328 E	04/06/2007	04/16/2007	$0	$2,925	$0	05/07/2007	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Serious	3942 A	04/06/2007	04/16/2007	$13,500	$18,000	$0	05/07/2007	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202473302

Event: 10/30/2006

Broken Coupling Strikes Worker, Injuring Abdominal Area

At approximately 8 p.m. on October 30, 2006, Bay Valley Foods, located in City of Industry, California, employed a sanitation worker. The company engaged in the manufacture of food products such as dips and sauces. The employee was cleaning premix Tank Number 4 located in the production area. The company's procedure for tank cleaning involved scrubbing the tanks while the mills were energized, to circulate the cleaning fluid. The employee was scrubbing Tank Number 4, when he heard a loud noise. He turned in the direction of the noise, and was struck by a piece of a coupling that had broken off from the top of Mill Number 1. The piece struck the employee in the abdomen. There was a guard covering the coupling, but it was not bolted securely. The employee was transported by emergency medical services to Whittier Medical Center. He was hospitalized for eight days, where he underwent surgery and was treated for internal injuries to his abdominal area.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, GUARD, CLEANING, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307183228			Hospitalized injury	Other	Janitors and cleaners

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