Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1386445.015 - Rich Products Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Corpus Christi

Inspection Nr: 1386445.015

Report ID: 0626000

Date Opened: 03/20/2019

Site Address:
Rich Products Corporation
3555 East 14th St.
Brownsville, TX 78521

Mailing Address:
3555 East 14th St., Brownsville, TX 78521

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 424420/Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/20/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 09/26/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1436987	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	4					4
Initial Penalty	$37,888	$0	$0	$0	$0	$37,888
Current Penalty	$22,733	$0	$0	$0	$0	$22,733
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100029 B02	08/08/2019	$5,683	$9,472	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100176 B	08/08/2019	$5,683	$9,472	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003A	Serious	19100219 C04 I	08/08/2019	$5,683	$9,472	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003B	Serious	19100219 F03	08/08/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100303 B07 I	08/08/2019	$5,683	$9,472	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 114620.015

Event: 03/18/2019

Employee Amputates Ring Finger When Caught By Conveyor

At 6:00 p.m. on March 18, 2019, an employee was monitoring the bagging and scale product machine and touched the cooker conveyor, amputating his right hand's ring finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords:amputated, amputation, caught by, conveyor, finger

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1386445.015			Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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