Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1486070.015 - Westminster Cracker Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Vt Department Of Labor - Vosha

Inspection Nr: 1486070.015

Report ID: 0155010

Date Opened: 07/31/2020

Site Address:
Westminster Cracker Company, Inc.
1 Scale Avenue, Building, Suite 81
Rutland, VT 05701

Mailing Address:
1 Scale Avenue, Building 14, Suite 81, Rutland, VT 05701

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311821/Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/26/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 05/05/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1634779

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$17,542	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,542
Current Penalty	$17,542	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,542
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	19100212 A03 II	09/22/2020	10/12/2020	$9,446	$9,446	$0		Z - Issued
2.	01002	Serious	19100263 I07 III	09/22/2020	10/12/2020	$8,096	$8,096	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 129087.015

Event: 07/30/2020

Employee incurs multiple injuries when caught in Cracker Bre

At 2:30 p.m. on July 30, 2020, while at the Cracker Breaker, an employee was attempting to push slabs of crackers off the end of the First Line conveyor that were caught up on the conveyor belt into the Cracker Breaker Auger. When the employee pushed the slabs into the Cracker Breaker, the Auger grabbed his hand and pulled his hand and arm into the Auger. The employee sustained punctures to the arm and hand and fractures to the forearm in four places and was admitted and treated at the hospital.

Keywords: Arm, Auger, Caught Between, Caught In, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Food processing, Fracture, Hand, Puncture

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1486070.015	50	F	Hospitalized injury		Production helpers

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