Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316670702 - Excelline Food Products, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Investigation Summary

On May 8, 2013, Employee #1 of Excelline Food Products, LLC had a serious injury while working in his regular job as a Kitchen Associate. Employee #1 was operating the Hobart grinder/mixer when the accident occurred. The mixer/grinder is used to grind chicken, beef, cheese, and lentil. There was conflicting information given by the Employer. According to Employee #1, he had completed grinding about 5,000 pounds of beef and was walking to the side of the mixer to turn the mixer off, when he slipped on water on the floor and his left hand came in contact with the grinding disc at the front of the machine. His thumb went into one of the openings on the grinding disc and cut the tip of his thumb off. Employee #1 was taken by his supervisor to the U.S. Healthworks Clinic in Chatsworth. He was examined, given antibiotic pills and a tetanus shot, and was told he needed to go to Northridge Hospital. Employee #2, the supervisor, drove Employee #1 to Northridge Hospital, where he was examined and told he needed to go to a plastic surgeon in Pasadena. He was brought back to the Company, and someone drove him home. He was taken to the plastic surgeon on the next day by a family member. Employee #1 had the surgery on his thumb as an out-patient procedure and was released the same day.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, SLIP, FALL, GRINDING MACHINE