Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1415695.015 - Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1415695.015

Report ID: 0524530

Date Opened: 07/15/2019

Site Address:
Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation
111 Industrial Drive
Chester, IL 62233

Mailing Address:
1037 State Street, Chester, IL 62233

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311230/Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/27/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 01/22/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1472924	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$10,419	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,419
Current Penalty	$7,293	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,293
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A03 II	12/13/2019		$7,293	$10,419	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 117991.015

Event: 06/25/2019

Employee amputates finger on bagging machine heating tubes

At 11:00 a.m. on June 25, 2019, an employee had shut down a Triangle XH15PD1A612F2RN Plastic Bagging machine cleaning off glue applicators (heating tubes) and trying to stop the bags from sticking together. The bagging machine had a clear plexiglass door which was interlocked with control reliable devices, but the door had a 20 inch gap above the floor. When the employee restarted the machine the bags would not line up properly. The employee reached under the door with her left hand to pull the bags down to get the bags to properly line up. The employee caught her index finger on the heating tubes amputating it and requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Door, Finger, Food processing, Guard, Hand, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Nip Point, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Point Of Operation, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1415695.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury		Food batchmakers

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