Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1531547.015 - Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1531547.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 05/18/2021

Site Address:
Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc.
14 Stuart Drive
Kankakee, IL 60901

Mailing Address:
14 Stuart Drive, Kankakee, IL 60901

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311421/Fruit and Vegetable Canning

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/18/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 04/28/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1767078	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$13,653	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,653
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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 F02 I	10/20/2021		$0	$13,653	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 135780.015

Event: 05/04/2021

Employee amputates fingertip when cleaning skins from fruit

At 3:00 p.m. on May 4, 2021, an employee working as a janitor for a food manufacturer was cleaning the floor in the production area. The employee reached under the ABL Pineapple Corer (Serial Number 3100A126) while it was stopped and removed pineapple skins that were stuck in the machine. When the employee removed the skins, the machine cycled and pulled the employee's right index finger into the gears. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught Between, Cleaning, Finger, Fingertip, Floor, Food processing, Fruit, Fruit Packing, Gear, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Janitor, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Reaching In, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1531547.015	29	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Janitors and cleaners

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