Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109794131 - Tater Meal, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Bangor, Me 0112900

Inspection Nr: 109794131

Report ID: 0111110

Date Opened: 04/03/1992

Site Address:
Tater Meal, Inc.
Skyway Industrial Park
Presque Isle, ME 04769

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2034

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/16/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/10/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360862783

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3	1		1		5
Current Violations	3			1	1	5
Initial Penalty	$6,500	$70,000	$0	$0	$0	$76,500
Current Penalty	$6,500	$0	$0	$0	$58,500	$65,000
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
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 C04 II	09/30/1992	10/17/1992	$1,500	$1,500	$0	10/14/1992	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100219 D01	09/30/1992	10/05/1992	$2,500	$2,500	$0	10/14/1992	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100219 E03 I	09/30/1992	10/05/1992	$0	$0	$0	10/14/1992	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19100219 F03	09/30/1992	10/05/1992	$2,500	$2,500	$0	10/14/1992	F - Formal Settlement
5.	02001	Unclass	19100212 A01	09/30/1992	10/05/1992	$58,500	$70,000	$0	10/14/1992	F - Formal Settlement
6.	03001	Other	19100305 G01 IIIA	09/30/1992	10/10/1992	$0	$0	$0	10/14/1992	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170032932

Event: 04/02/1992

Employee dies after falling into screw conveyor

On April 3, 1992, Employee #1 and a coworker were preparing to leave their shift when a horn sounded, signifying that the furnace had shut down. Both employees headed down to the equipment. The coworker headed over to the furnace (dryer) to the reset panel while Employee #1 went to shut down the screw conveyor and other related equipment. As the coworker hit the reset button for the screw conveyor, he heard a scream. He turned to see that Employee #1 had fallen into the unguarded screw conveyor. He died of multiple deep lower body wounds.

Keywords: SCREW CONVEYOR, LACERATION, FALL, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109794131			Fatality	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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