Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1532628.015 - Comarco Products Of Fl Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Jacksonville Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1532628.015

Report ID: 0419700

Date Opened: 05/25/2021

Site Address:
Comarco Products Of Fl Llc
7100 Prc Waky
Palatka, FL 32177

Mailing Address:
7100 Prc Waky, Palatka, FL 32177

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311991/Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/25/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 06/08/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	1769600	Yes	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,106	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,106
Current Penalty	$3,319	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,319
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	07/01/2021		$3,319	$5,106	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 135806.015

Event: 05/08/2021

Employee lacerates finger when caught in food conveyor grate

At 5:30 a.m. on May 8, 2021, an employee working for a food manufacturer was climbing a ladder to access and clear a jam between the exit freezer conveyor and the receiving conveyor. The employee did not turn off the conveyor before reaching into the machine. The metal grating on the freezer conveyor caught the employee's finger. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for a severe cut and laceration to his finger.

Keywords: Catch Point, Caught By, Caught In, Clearing, Climbing on Ladder, Conveyor, Cut, Finger, Food processing, Fracture, Freezer, Grate, Jammed, Laceration, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Material Handling, Metal, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1532628.015	56	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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