Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1521222.015 - Richelieu Foods, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Madison Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1521222.015

Report ID: 0523300

Date Opened: 03/24/2021

Site Address:
Richelieu Foods, Inc.
121 Industrial Drive
Beaver Dam, WI 53916

Mailing Address:
121 Industrial Drive, Beaver Dam, WI 53916

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311412/Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/27/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 01/06/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	1736323	Yes
Referral	1747529	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	$9,655	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,655
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 A01	06/22/2021	09/01/2021	$9,655	$13,653	$0		P - Petition to Mod Abatement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 134271.015

Event: 03/11/2021

Employee sustains fingertip amputation on conveyor belt

At 7:38 a.m. on March 11, 2021, Employee #1 was working in Process Control on Line #4 at a frozen food manufacturing facility. Employee #1 reached onto the polyurethane conveyor belt to retrieve product for routine product quality inspection purposes. Employee #1's right ring finger was caught between the polyurethane conveyor belt and a steel roller. Employee #1 sustained a fracture, partial amputation and nail avulsion of his/her right ring fingertip. Employee #1 was treated without hospitalization. Lack of training and improper procedure for handling materials likely contributed to the incident.

Keywords: Amputated, Avulsion, Caught Between, Conveyor Belt, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Fracture, Inspecting, Manufacturing, Material Handling, Partial Amputation, Reaching In, Roller--Mach/Part, Untrained

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1521222.015	22	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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