Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312660301 - Organic Milling Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 312660301

Report ID: 0950636

Date Opened: 02/04/2009

Site Address:
Organic Milling Co.
505 W.Allen Avenue
San Dimas, CA 91773

Mailing Address:
505 W.Allen Avenue, San Dimas, CA 91773

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2043

NAICS: 311230/Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/04/2009

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/05/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101805968

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$750	$0	$18,750
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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 A06	05/12/2009	05/30/2009	$0	$750	$0	06/04/2009	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	3314 C	05/12/2009	05/30/2009	$5,000	$18,000	$0	06/04/2009	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202475547

Event: 11/21/2008

Employee's Finger Is Amputated When Cleaning Mixer

At approximately 9:30 p.m., on November 21, 2008, Employee #1 was cleaning a granola mixer with his right hand at Organic Milling Company. He had not turned the power off prior to cleaning the machine and did not follow the company's cleaning procedures. He was injured when his ring finger contacted a moving blade inside the mixer. He was hospitalized at UCI Medical Center for treatment of his amputated finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, MIXER, LOCKOUT, BLADE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312660301			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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