Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1456790.015 - Heinen'S Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1456790.015

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 01/21/2020

Site Address:
Heinen'S Inc.
4540 Richmond Rd.
Warrensville Heights, OH 44128

Mailing Address:
4540 Richmond Rd., Warrensville Heights, OH 44128

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 445110/Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/21/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 02/19/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1534598	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$13,494	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,494
Current Penalty	$13,494	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,494
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	19100147 D03	01/21/2020		$13,494	$13,494	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 123272.015

Event: 01/15/2020

Employee amputates three fingertips while vacuum packaging m

At 6:15 a.m. on January 15, 2020, an employee was operating a vacuum packaging line in the meat department. A top film had become jammed on the discharge side of the line before the knife cutoff section. The employee reached under a guard to clear the jam with a box knife and caught his hand between the upward moving press and stationary blade. The employee amputated his left index, middle and ring fingertips and was required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Cutting, Finger, Fingertip, Food Handling, Grocery Store, Hand Tool, Jammed, Knife, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Meat Processing, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pinched, Plastic, Struck By

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1456790.015	30	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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