Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1539354.015 - Qvest Sanitation Llc

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

Inspection Nr: 1539354.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 06/30/2021

Site Address:
Qvest Sanitation Llc
572 Newton Rd.
Coldwater, MI 49036

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 436, Guymon, OK 73942

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561720/Janitorial Services

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/02/2021

Emphasis: P:Amputate, N:Amputate

Case Closed: 10/05/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1777717	Yes
Inspection	1539318		Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$1,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,750
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	408.10011(A)	08/20/2021	09/23/2021	$1,750	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 137766.015

Event: 06/15/2021

Employee fractures arm and hand when caught in conveyor driv

At 10:15 p.m. on June 15, 2025, an employee working as a machine maintenance technician for a slaughterhouse was cleaning an energized horizontal conveyor. The employee was working directly adjacent to an unguarded revolving belt and sprocket. The employee's right hand contacted the shaft and sprocket and became entangled. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to his hand and arm.

Keywords: Arm, Belt, Caught In, Cleaning, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Drive Shaft, Energized, Engineering Controls, Entangled, Food processing, Fracture, Hand, Lack of Engineering Controls, Maintenance, Meat Processing, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Rotating Parts, Rotating Shaft, Sprocket, Technician, Unguarded, Wrist

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1539354.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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