Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1517850.015 - Emmaus Foods Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1517850.015

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 02/24/2021

Site Address:
Emmaus Foods Llc
661 Railroad Avenue
Albertville, AL 35950

Mailing Address:
661 Railroad Avenue, Albertville, AL 35950

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311615/Poultry Processing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/16/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 01/07/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1737041	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	$8,208	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,208
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 C04 I	08/17/2021	02/07/2022	$8,208	$13,653	$0	09/28/2021	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 137582.015

Event: 02/20/2021

Employee partially amputates finger when crushed by falling

At 9:00 a.m. on February 20, 2021, two employees were removing and replacing the second of four isolation springs on the Line 2 key shaker, using a 20-ton hydraulic jack with no blocking support. Employee #1 attempted to shake loose the stuck spring, causing the key shaker to slip off of the top of the jack support. This resulted in the key shaker dropping onto and crushing the tip of Employee #1's right middle finger. Employee #1 suffered a partial amputation of right middle finger to just above the distal joint and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Crushed, Falling Object, Finger, Fingertip, Hydraulic Jack, Partial Amputation, Removing, Replacing, Slip, Spring, Stuck

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1517850.015	55	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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