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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1244744.015 - Axium Foods, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office
Site Address:
Axium Foods, Inc.
239 Oak Grove Ave.,
South Beloit, IL 61080
Mailing Address:
239 Oak Grove Ave.,, South Beloit, IL 61080
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 311919/Other Snack Food Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference:
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/02/2017
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1234002 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $19,557 | $0 | $22,815 | $0 | $0 | $42,372 |
| Current Penalty | $22,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $22,500 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100147 D | 08/18/2017 | 10/01/2017 | $11,408 | $11,408 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100147 C07 I | 08/18/2017 | 10/01/2017 | $5,546 | $8,149 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Serious | 19100147 C04 I | 08/18/2017 | 10/01/2017 | $5,546 | $22,815 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 6:45 p.m. on June 25, 2017, an employee and a coworker working in a snack chip production operation had just finished reassembling a positive displacement pump and its associated tubing during a changeover to corn dough from flour dough. They noticed that the pump was not moving the corn dough. Both workers removed the four inch diameter pipe/tube from the outlet of the pump and ran the 10 horsepower motor/pump in an attempt to spit out the clog. The material still would not flow out of the outlet. Both workers looked but could not see a clog. The employee placed his fingers inside of the four inch outlet port of the pump assembly to attempt to locate a clog. The pump was still running and the employee's fingertips made contact with the pinch point created inside the pump, severing his fingertips. The noise level from surrounding machines and ventilation in the area contributed to the employee's misjudging the pump's unsafe state of operation. The employee's index and fingers were amputated and the ring finger tip of the right hand was lacerated. The employee was not hospitalized.
Keywords: Amputated, Caught In, Clogged, Finger, Laceration, Pump
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1244744.015 | 32 | M | Non Hospitalized injury |