Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1232143.015 - Abbyland Foods, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1232143.015

Report ID: 0521100

Date Opened: 05/12/2017

Site Address:
Abbyland Foods, Inc.
502 E. Linden St.
Abbotsford, WI 54405

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 69, Abbotsford, WI 54405

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311612/Meat Processed from Carcasses

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/12/2017

Emphasis: P:Amputate, N:Amputate

Case Closed: 10/24/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1210301	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$9,959	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,959
Current Penalty	$6,971	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,971
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.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C04 II	06/09/2017	10/01/2017	$6,971	$9,959	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 D	06/09/2017	10/01/2017	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 95500.015

Event: 05/06/2017

Employee injures hand while operating sausage wrapping machi

At 2:30 p.m. on May 6, 2017, an employee was operating a tray wrapping machine that was used for packaging sausage. As the employee opened an interlocked cover and reached into the point of operation, he sustained a laceration on the hand near his wrist. The employee was hospitalized, where he underwent surgery to repair tendons and nerves that were damaged. The incident investigation reported that the machine was not shut off at the time of the incident.

Keywords: Blade, Caught In, Hand, Laceration, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Tendon

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1232143.015	23	F	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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