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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 312428865 - Portion Pac, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office
Site Address:
Portion Pac, Inc.
9140 Lurline Avenue
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:2099
NAICS: 311941/ Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/16/2009
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/11/2010
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102541398 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $22,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $22,500 |
| Current Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01002 | Serious | 4184 B | 01/16/2009 | 03/06/2009 | $18,000 | $22,500 | $0 | 02/02/2009 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On July 21, 2008, Employee #1, a machine operator, was operating a 15-inch liquid pouch packaging machine at the Portion Pac, Inc. plant. The machine operates in automatic mode, and was engineered and manufactured by the employer at another facility they own. The machine has three types of operations: sealing, filling and cutting. Packets are formed when two rolls of material are sealed, then the machine injects the liquid (ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, etc.) and the top of the packet is sealed and then cut. The machine has a plexiglass door which isolates the point of operation, but does not function as a true guard since the door has no interlock and the space between the point of operation is too wide. Employees can place their hand either over or under the cover to come within the zone of danger. Employee #1 was operating the machine when a packet got stuck because it didn't seal right. He opened the plexiglass door while the machine was still running and stuck his fingers/hand into the point of operation and suffered partial amputation of the fingers of his left hand due to the knife blade coming down to cut the packets. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of his amputated fingers.
Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, GUARD, MACHINE OPERATOR, INTERLOCK, POINT OF OPERATION, HAND
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 312428865 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Machine operators, not specified |