Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1464993.015 - Koch Foods Of Cincinnati, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Cincinnati Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1464993.015

Report ID: 0522000

Date Opened: 02/25/2020

Site Address:
Koch Foods Of Cincinnati, Llc
4100 Port Union Road
Fairfield, OH 45014

Mailing Address:
4100 Port Union Road, Fairfield, OH 45014

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311615/Poultry Processing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/23/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 04/04/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1544393	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1		2			3
Current Violations	2		1			3
Initial Penalty	$13,494	$0	$209,154	$0	$0	$222,648
Current Penalty	$26,988	$0	$117,530	$0	$0	$144,518
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
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 C06 II	08/06/2020	04/03/2023	$13,494	$13,494	$0	08/18/2020	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	19100147 C04 II	08/06/2020	04/03/2023	$13,494	$74,217	$0	08/18/2020	F - Formal Settlement
3.	02002	Repeat	19100219 F03	08/06/2020	04/03/2023	$117,530	$134,937	$0	08/18/2020	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 124251.015

Event: 02/14/2020

Employee fractures arm while cleaning energized conveyor sys

At 2:00 a.m. on February 14, 2020, an employee working for a poultry processor was cleaning around a conveyer belt. The employee removed a tray and caught his left hand in the chain and sprocket system. The employee fractured his arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Catch Point, Caught In, Chain, Cleaning, Conveyor, Crushed, Food processing, Fracture, Hand, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Meat Processing, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pulled In, Sprocket

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1464993.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury

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