Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1533448.015 - Agfinity Feed, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1533448.015

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 05/27/2021

Site Address:
Agfinity Feed, Llc
260 Factory Rd
Eaton, CO 80615

Mailing Address:
4065 St. Cloud Dr Suite 100, Loveland, CO 80538

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311119/Other Animal Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/27/2021

Emphasis: L:Grain

Case Closed: 01/05/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1770044	Yes
Referral	1770037	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$19,310	$0	$0	$0	$0	$19,310
Current Penalty	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,000
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	19100022 D02	11/17/2021	12/21/2021	$5,000	$7,022	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100272 J01	11/17/2021	12/21/2021	$5,000	$12,288	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 135887.015

Event: 05/20/2021

Employee breaks thumb when caught in blades clearing air loc

At 1:30 p.m. on May 20, 2021, an employee working for an animal feed manufacturer was attempting to clear a rotary air lock by knocking it with a stick while standing on a pile of feed. The employee lost his balance and when he went to catch himself, he caught his hand caught in the rotary blades on the output chute of the air lock. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken thumb.

Keywords: Agriculture, Blade, Broken Bone, Caught Between, Caught In, Chute, Clearing, Feed Mill, Finger, Food processing, Fracture, Hand, Hand Tool, Inexperience, Lost Balance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Rotating Parts, Shear, Sheared, Thumb

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1533448.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury

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