Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1516304.015 - Absopure Water

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

Inspection Nr: 1516304.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 02/25/2021

Site Address:
Absopure Water
8835 General Dr
Plymouth, MI 48170

Mailing Address:
8835 General Dr, Plymouth, MI 48170

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 312112/Bottled Water Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/04/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 04/19/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1729710	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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	408.11412(3)	03/19/2021		$3,500	$7,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 133591.015

Event: 02/03/2021

Employee sustains partial amputation to left middle finger w

At 8:30 a.m. on February 3, 2021, Employee #1 was attempting to repair a broken belt on the conveyor while leaving the conveyor motor running. While repairing the conveyor belt chain drive, the employee, who was wearing latex gloves, had the left middle finger caught in the moving conveyor. The injury resulted in a partial amputation to the left middle fingertip. The conveyor system's chain and belt drive were also broken during the incident. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught In, Chain, Conveyor, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Repair

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1516304.015	43	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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