Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1541915.015 - Proportion Foods, Llc.

Inspection Information - Office: Austin Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1541915.015

Report ID: 0625400

Date Opened: 07/14/2021

Site Address:
Proportion Foods, Llc.
101 Chisholm Trail Rd
Round Rock, TX 78681

Mailing Address:
101 Chisholm Trail Rd, Round Rock, TX 78681

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311999/All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/20/2021

Emphasis: P:Amputate, N:Amputate

Case Closed: 10/14/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1787103	Yes
Inspection	1541695	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$11,703	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,703
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$7,022	$0	$7,022
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	Other	19100219 F03	09/30/2021		$7,022	$11,703	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 137170.015

Event: 07/12/2021

Employee amputates finger when caught in conveyor gear sproc

At 10:45 p.m. on July 12, 2021, an employee working as a temporary employee hired on through a staffing agency was working at a client site. The employee caught his left glove in the gear sprocket of a Holac Line Conveyor #6 while removing product from the belt. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated left index finger.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt Conveyor, Catch Point, Caught By, Caught In, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Finger, Gear, Glove, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Work Procedures, Machine Guarding, Removing, Sprocket, Staffing Agency, Temporary, Temporary Employment Agency, Temporary Worker, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1541915.015	40	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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