Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1471880.015 - Apache Mills, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1471880.015

Report ID: 0418200

Date Opened: 04/07/2020

Site Address:
Apache Mills, Inc.
417 River Street
Calhoun, GA 30701

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 907, Calhoun, GA 30703

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 326299/All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/07/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/17/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1560623	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$15,422	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,422
Current Penalty	$7,711	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,711
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 C04 I	06/01/2020		$7,711	$7,711	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C07 I A	06/01/2020	06/25/2020	$0	$7,711	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 125217.015

Event: 03/27/2020

Employee fractures arm when crushed by motorized roller

At 8:30 p.m. on March 27, 2020, Employee #1, a machine operator, was using a utility knife to cut a mat that had become jammed in the drive roller at the end of the D-Oven machine. Employee # 1 slipped and grabbed the material in order to stop himself from falling. His left hand and forearm were pulled between the drive roller and the free-rolling conveyor system. Employee # 1 suffered a fractured left ulna. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Fall, Fracture, Jammed, Knife, Machine operator, Roller Conveyor, Slip

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1471880.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury

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