Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1499038.015 - Tunica Gin Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1499038.015

Report ID: 0419400

Date Opened: 10/22/2020

Site Address:
Tunica Gin Corporation
1050 Tunica Gin Road
Tunica, MS 38676

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 786, Tunica, MS 38676

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 111199/All Other Grain Farming

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/22/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 08/08/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1675281	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			1			1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$11,875	$0	$0	$11,875
Current Penalty	$8,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,500
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	19280057 A11	12/08/2020	12/31/2020	$8,500	$11,875	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130609.015

Event: 10/18/2020

Employee amputates two fingers when caught between gin belt

At 7:30 p.m. on October 18, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for a cotton gin was performing routine work on the 3B Lint Cleaner when it became blocked. The employee turned the machine off at the control panel and opened the door to work on clearing the choke. The upper belt and pulley of the drive system were still rotating from kinetic energy. The employee caught his right hand between the belt and drive pulley. The employee amputated his index and middle fingers and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Clearing, Clogged, Cotton Gin, Finger, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1499038.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Crushing and grinding machine operators

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