Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1448970.015 - Viscofan Usa Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Peoria Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1448970.015

Report ID: 0524500

Date Opened: 12/04/2019

Site Address:
Viscofan Usa Inc.
915 N. Michigan Ave.
Danville, IL 61834

Mailing Address:
915 N. Michigan Ave., Danville, IL 61834

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 311612/Meat Processed from Carcasses

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/04/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 06/01/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1521632	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			2			2
Current Violations			1			1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$106,030	$0	$0	$106,030
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$53,015	$0	$0	$53,015
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.	01001A	Repeat	19100147 C04 I	04/20/2020		$53,015	$53,015	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Repeat	19100147 C07 I A	04/20/2020		$0	$53,015	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 122231.015

Event: 11/26/2019

Employee partially amputates finger while scraping dryer chu

At 1:15 a.m. on November 2019, an employee working for a meat processing facility was cleaning out an anhydrous dryer chute connected to a centrifuge. The employee reached into the chute to scrape out salt that accumulated using a scraper. The employee lost his grip on the scraper which fell further into the chute. The employee reached for the scraper and struck the moving centrifuge with his right hand. The employee amputated his index finger to the first knuckle, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Anhydrous Ammonia, Chute, Cleaning, Dryer, Finger, Food processing, Hand, Hand Tool, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Lost Control, Meat Processing, Partial Amputation, Safety Device, Scrape, Scraper, Shear, Sheared, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1448970.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury

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