Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1428467.015 - Valero Renewable Fuels Company Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Madison Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1428467.015

Report ID: 0523300

Date Opened: 09/05/2019

Site Address:
Valero Renewable Fuels Company Llc
W5289 Valero Way
Johnson Creek, WI 53038

Mailing Address:
W5289 Valero Way, Johnson Creek, WI 53038

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 325193/Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/05/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 12/30/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1494859	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$9,472	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,472
Current Penalty	$9,472	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,472
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.	01001	Serious	19100212 A03 II	11/19/2019	12/04/2019	$9,472	$9,472	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 119578.015

Event: 09/03/2019

Employee's fingers are amputated when caught between rollers

At 4:00 p.m. on September 3, 2019, an employee, a process operator, was servicing a roller mill machine and had lifted the machine cover to expose the moving rollers. The employee was clearing material from the surface when his hand was caught between two rollers in the ingoing nip point. The employee was hospitalized to treat amputations to his right middle and ring fingers and degloving of his index and pinky fingers.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Clearing, Cover, Debris, Degloving, Finger, Lift, Milling Machine, Minor Servicing, Nip Point, Roller--Mach/Part

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1428467.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury

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