Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1518470.015 - Herbrucks Poultry Ranch

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

Inspection Nr: 1518470.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 02/19/2021

Site Address:
Herbrucks Poultry Ranch
3896 Grand River Ave
Saranac, MI 48881

Mailing Address:
6425 Grand River Ave, Saranac, MI 48881

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 112310/Chicken Egg Production

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/04/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/21/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1731451	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,800
Current Penalty	$2,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,400
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	408.1011(A)	03/25/2021	04/27/2021	$2,400	$4,800	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 134187.015

Event: 02/07/2021

Employee bruises back in fall off catwalk to ground

At 5:15 p.m. on February 7, 2021, an employee working as a machine maintenance technician for a poultry farm was checking hen cages on a catwalk. The employee was walking backwards when he walked off the catwalk and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat a bruised back.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Catwalk, Contusion, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Lighting, Maintenance, Platform, Poor Visibility, Raised platform, Unguarded, Unprotected, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1518470.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.