Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314864356 - Walker Foods Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 314864356

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 01/23/2013

Site Address:
Walker Foods Inc
237 N. Mission Rd.
Los Angeles, CA 90033

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:2032

NAICS: 311412/Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/08/2013

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/30/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102762820

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,620	$0	$1,620
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,620	$0	$1,620
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	3314 C	02/11/2013	02/14/2013	$810	$810	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3314 G	02/11/2013	02/14/2013	$810	$810	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202544540

Event: 01/14/2013

Employee Gets Finger Caught by Conveyor

At approximately 9:20 a.m. on January 14, 2013, Employee #1, a maintenance mechanic of Walker Foods Inc. sustained serious injuries. Employee #1 was assigned to perform preventive maintenance consisting of cleaning, lubricating, and inspecting the motors, chains, and sprockets of a label application machine. Employee #2, the supervisor, accompanied Employee #1 to the machine, showed him what to do and provided him with written instructions, he then returned to his office. Employee #1 removed the conveyor #2 drive chain guard, cleaned and lubricated the chain and sprocket, and started the conveyor to observe the chain and sprocket for proper adjustment. While Employee #1 was observing the chain and sprocket, he observed excess grease on the chain and attempted to remove the grease with a rag in his hand. The rag became entangled in the chain and sprocket and pulled his right index finger into the chain and sprocket nip point crushing his finger tip requiring the surgical amputation of a small amount of bone to close the wound

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314864356			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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