Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1508858.015 - Litehouse Foods

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1508858.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 01/06/2021

Site Address:
Litehouse Foods
1400 Foreman St Se
Lowell, MI 49331

Mailing Address:
1400 Foreman St Se, Lowell, MI 49331

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311999/All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/07/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 01/27/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1705559	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 132184.015

Event: 12/05/2020

Employee jumps off elevated platform and sustains dislocated

At 10:15 a.m. on December 5, 2020, Employee #1 was standing on a 20-inch elevated platform, observing product being filled into a hopper. The product was forced through a piping system under pressure in a process known as "pigging." The air pressure caused the hopper lid to repeatedly open and close, creating a loud noise that startled the employee. In response, the employee turned and jumped off the platform, resulting in a dislocated left patella and a fractured left tibia. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Dislocated, Elevated Work Platform, Fall From Elevation, Tibia

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1508858.015	61	F	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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