Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1517220.015 - Tennessee Bun Company, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1517220.015

Report ID: 0418200

Date Opened: 03/01/2021

Site Address:
Tennessee Bun Company, Llc
1200 Wilson Way Se
Smyrna, GA 30082

Mailing Address:
2975 Armory Dr., Nashville, TN 37204

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311812/Commercial Bakeries

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/02/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate, L:Forklift

Case Closed: 12/09/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1736897	Yes
Inspection	1534368	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$13,653	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,653
Current Penalty	$7,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,800
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	19100212 A03 II	06/28/2021	08/09/2021	$7,800	$13,653	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 135683.015

Event: 02/18/2021

Employee's fingertip is amputated by bagging machine

At 11:15 p.m. on February 18, 2021, Employee #1 was monitoring a bagging machine that had experienced a jam. To address the issue, the employee bypassed the guard door and reached into the machine to remove a bag. While doing so, the cutter blades on the machine activated, resulting in the amputation of the tip of the employee's finger at the first joint. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for the injury.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Automatic Machine, Blade, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Machine Guarding, Reaching In

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1517220.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Production helpers

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