Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1359311.015 - Sunshine Mills, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1359311.015

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 11/05/2018

Site Address:
Sunshine Mills, Inc.
509 6th Street Sw
Red Bay, AL 35582

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 676 Attn: Royal Witcher, Red Bay, AL 35582

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311111/Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/11/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/26/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1395772	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$26,520	$0	$0	$904	$0	$27,424
Current Penalty	$26,520	$0	$0	$904	$0	$27,424
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	19100147 C04 I	02/25/2019		$13,260	$13,260	$0	Z - Issued
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 C04 II B	02/25/2019		$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
3.	01002	Serious	19100147 D04 I	02/25/2019	03/14/2019	$13,260	$13,260	$0	Z - Issued
4.	02001	Other	19100147 C06 II	02/25/2019	03/28/2019	$904	$904	$0	Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 110852.015

Event: 10/27/2018

Employee amputates four fingers when struck by extruder's au

At 5:00 p.m. on October 27, 2018, an employee was changing out a die for a product change over and turned on the extruder. The employee opened the extruder chute exposing the running auger blade and used a metal tool to scrape debris from the opening. The employee had his hand pulled into the auger when the tool was caught and amputated four fingers from his right hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Blade, Finger, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1359311.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Extruding and forming machine operators

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