Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1441076.015 - Mid Atlantic Cotton Gin, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Norfolk (Regional Office) - Safety 0355112

Inspection Nr: 1441076.015

Report ID: 0355112

Date Opened: 10/29/2019

Site Address:
Mid Atlantic Cotton Gin, Llc
1378 Southampton Pkwy
Emporia, VA 23847

Mailing Address:
1378 Southampton Pkwy, Emporia, VA 23847

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 115111/Cotton Ginning

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/29/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Fri

Case Closed: 02/26/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1511861	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$2,610	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$7,610
Current Penalty	$2,619	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,619
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	19100219 D01	01/22/2020	02/26/2020	$2,619	$2,610	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100219 E01 I	01/22/2020	02/26/2020	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Other	40.1-51.1.D.III	01/22/2020		$0	$5,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 121177.015

Event: 10/21/2019

Employee amputates fingertip when reaching into machine

At 4:45 p.m. on October 21, 2019, an employee was reaching into the machine to retrieve a dropped part when his hand was pulled into pulley-pinch point. The employee sustained an amputation to the left fingertip. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Pulley

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1441076.015	27	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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