Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102544657 - Celestial Farms, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 102544657

Report ID: 0521100

Date Opened: 02/13/1989

Site Address:
Celestial Farms, Inc.
1 Great American Way
Plover, WI 54467

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 37, Plover, WI 54467

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2099

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/24/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/12/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360647705

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$1,900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,900
Current Penalty	$1,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,200
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	Serious	19100212 A03 II	03/09/1989	07/13/1989	$500	$1,000	$0		P - Petition to Mod Abatement
2.	01002	Serious	19100305 J04 IID	03/09/1989	06/13/1989	$700	$900	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 851345

Event: 02/10/1989

Employee killed in food mixer

Employee #1 was demonstrating to a trainee the procedure used to scrape potato product from inside a Buffalo mixer in order to prepare the mixer for the next batch of potato product. Employee #1's upper torso was inside the mixer so that her right hand could reach the bottom of the mixer. The paddle-type augers were accidentally activated, possibly by the employee's left hand. Pulled into the mixer's auger, Employee #1 was killed, suffering severe lacerations to the neck and throat.

Keywords: THROAT, WORK RULES, MIXER, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, AUGER, NECK, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102544657			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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