Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307960526 - Delmonte Foods

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 307960526

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 10/25/2004

Site Address:
Delmonte Foods
506 W North St
Plymouth, IN 46563

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2032

NAICS: 311422/Specialty Canning

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/06/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/24/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362665754

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$3,500	$0	$3,500
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	Other	2200080101	01/05/2005	01/10/2005	$3,500	$4,500	$0	01/26/2005	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200991313

Event: 10/21/2004

Employee Is Killed When Caught in Machine

On October 21, 2004, Employee #1 was working at the bottle-dump descrambler bottle ketchup line. There were empty ketchup bottles that had fallen onto the floor under the automated lift elevator. She untied the wire that was holding the two gate guards closed. She then leaned over the bottle base frame of the lift to retrieve the empty bottles. The lift elevator descended down as she was leaning over the frame crushing her between the lift elevator bottom and frame. She was hospitalized and died several days later.

Keywords: CHEST, ELEVATOR GATE, GUARD, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307960526			Fatality	Other	Packaging and filling machine operators

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