Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1517219.015 - Hearthside Food Solutions, Llc

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

Inspection Nr: 1517219.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 03/02/2021

Site Address:
Hearthside Food Solutions, Llc
4185 44th Street Southeast
Kentwood, MI 49512

Mailing Address:
4185 44th Street Southeast, Kentwood, MI 49512

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 311230/Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/16/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 07/09/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1734502	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	19100147 C06 I	03/30/2021	04/30/2021	$3,500	$7,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 133703.015

Event: 02/13/2021

Employee amputates two fingers when pulled into conveyor dri

At 11:30 a.m. on February 13, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a food processor was checking the tension on a Campbell Wrapper AB-AUX Lift Table Module #4 Conveyor Drive Belt. The employee caught his right hand in the conveyor, which was pulled into the belt and gears. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for amputated middle and ring fingers.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Belt Conveyor, Caught In, Conveyor Belt, Finger, Food processing, Gear, Hand, Inspecting, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pulled In, Tension, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1517219.015	56	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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