Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1273723.015 - Perdue Farms Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Wilmington Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1273723.015

Report ID: 0317300

Date Opened: 10/30/2017

Site Address:
Perdue Farms Incorporated
255 N. Rehoboth Blvd.
Milford, DE 19963

Mailing Address:
255 N. Rehoboth Blvd., Milford, DE 19963

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311615/Poultry Processing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/26/2018

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 10/30/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1278835	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$12,934	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,934
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$12,934	$0	$12,934
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	Other	19100147 C06 I	03/08/2018	08/20/2018	$12,934	$12,934	$0	03/09/2018	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 F01 II	03/08/2018	03/27/2018	$0	$0	$0	03/09/2018	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 100326.015

Event: 10/28/2017

Employee catches fingers in chain and sprocket gears and amp

At 7:45 a.m. on October 28, 2017, an employee was adjusting a Bliss Box device and caught his work glove between its chain sprocket and gear. The employee had their hand pulled into the machine and crushed his left hand's three middle fingers. The employee amputated his ring and middle fingers down to the first knuckle and removed the fingertip of his index finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Chain, Crushed, Finger, Gear, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Sprocket

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1273723.015	26	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.

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