Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1435277.015 - Rich Products

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1435277.015

Report ID: 0522500

Date Opened: 10/03/2019

Site Address:
Rich Products
4600 Northwest Blvd
Hilliard, OH 43026

Mailing Address:
4600 Northwest Blvd, Hilliard, OH 43026

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 311812/Commercial Bakeries

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/03/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/13/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1503133	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$13,260	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,260
Current Penalty	$7,956	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,956
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 A01	01/07/2020		$7,956	$13,260	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 120399.015

Event: 09/25/2019

Employee amputates fingertip in valve while clearing pipe

At 5:00 p.m. on September 25, 2019, an employee who worked for a bakery was checking a metal detector on a production line. When the product did not fall out of a pipe as expected, the employee assumed the product was stuck. The employee inserted her left middle finger into the short pipe to try to dislodge the product. The employee inadvertently pushed her finger into the open 2-inch reject valve which closed on her finger. She amputated the tip of the finger requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Clearing, Clogged, Finger, Fingertip, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Pipe, Valve

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1435277.015	30	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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