Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1142619.015 - Burnette Foods Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1142619.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 04/26/2016

Site Address:
Burnette Foods Inc
200 State Street
East Jordan, MI 49727

Mailing Address:
200 State Street, East Jordan, MI 49727

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311421/Fruit and Vegetable Canning

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/26/2016

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/02/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1085227

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	4					4
Initial Penalty	$25,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,200
Current Penalty	$12,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,600
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	408.10011(A)	09/14/2016	10/17/2016	$3,150	$6,300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	408.10033(6)	09/14/2016	10/17/2016	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002	Serious	408.10219	09/14/2016	10/17/2016	$3,150	$6,300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003A	Serious	19100147 C04 I	09/14/2016	12/01/2016	$3,150	$6,300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01003B	Serious	19100147 C06 I	09/14/2016	12/01/2016	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01003C	Serious	19100147 C07 I B	09/14/2016	12/01/2016	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01004A	Serious	19100146 C01	09/14/2016	12/01/2016	$3,150	$6,300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01004B	Serious	19100146 C02	09/14/2016	12/01/2016	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01004C	Serious	19100146 G01	09/14/2016	12/01/2016	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 84755.015

Event: 04/25/2016

Employee Is Caught In Moving Blades Of Mixing Tank And IS Ki

At approximately 11:30 p.m. on April 25, 2016, Employee #1, a sanitation worker, was assigned to clean and sterilize the inside of an industrial food processing stainless steel mixing tank. He used cleaning agents and a long handled brush for the task. As he was working inside the mixer, a coworker, also a sanitation worker, started up the mixer. Employee #1 was caught in the mixing blades of the mixer and sustained traumatic bodily injuries over his entire body. Emergency medical personnel were summoned. They arrived and used the jaws of life to extricate him from the mixer. Employee #1 was killed by injuries sustained in the mixing tank.

Keywords: Caught In, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1142619.015	44	M	Fatality		Janitors and cleaners

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