Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1515812.015 - Star Of The West Milling Company

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

Inspection Nr: 1515812.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 02/23/2021

Site Address:
Star Of The West Milling Company
121 East Tuscola Rd.
Frankenmuth, MI 48734

Mailing Address:
121 East Tuscola Rd., Frankenmuth, MI 48734

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311211/Flour Milling

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/03/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/13/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1718390	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,600
Current Penalty	$2,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,800
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 F03 II	03/18/2021		$2,800	$5,600	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 133514.015

Event: 08/27/2020

Employee amputates tip of thumb in rotary valve

At 6:00 a.m. on August 27, 2020, an employee, a millwright, was troubleshooting a milled flour conveyor system that was contaminated with metal pieces. The air-locked system had metal pieces in a rotary valve. The employee had a coworker release the lockout to observe the conveyance system in action (auger & rotary valve). After hearing metal in the system, the employee reached into the rotary valve, when a metal object was observed. The rotary valve amputated the tip of his right thumb (to the distal joint). The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Blind Reaching, Conveyor, E GI IV (no lockout), E GI VI (blind reaching), Fingertip, Lockout, Metal, Millwright, Reaching, Reaching In, Thumb, Troubleshooting, Valve

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1515812.015	27	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Millwrights

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