Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1497574.015 - Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1497574.015

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 07/15/2020

Site Address:
Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.
36 Barber Court
Birmingham, AL 35209

Mailing Address:
36 Barber Court, Birmingham, AL 35209

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 311511/Fluid Milk Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/15/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 01/05/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1671916	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$23,325	$0	$0	$0	$0	$23,325
Current Penalty	$23,325	$0	$0	$0	$0	$23,325
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	19100136 A	10/29/2020	11/25/2020	$9,831	$9,831	$0		Z - Issued
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A01	10/29/2020		$13,494	$13,494	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130381.015

Event: 07/15/2020

Employee crushes foot in conveyor, lower leg is later amputa

At 3:15 p.m. on July 15, 2020, an employee was pulling a stack of milk crates off a floor level drag conveyor when his foot slipped into the unguarded conveyor drive. The floors are kept wet to allow the stacks to easily slide along the floors. The employee caught his right foot between the floor chain and the guide rollers crushing it. The employee was hospitalized, and his leg was later amputated below the knee.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Chain, Concrete Floor, Conveyor, Crate, Crushed, Drag Chain Conveyor, Floor, Food processing, Foot, Fracture, Guard, Insufficient Supervision, Leg, Machine Guarding, Material Handling, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Pinched, Pulling, Roller--Mach/Part, Safety Device, Slip, Slippery Surface, Supervision, Unguarded, Walking Surface, Water, Wet, Wet Operation, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1497574.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Order clerks

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