Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1547146.015 - Pbm Nutritionals Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Cincinnati Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1547146.015

Report ID: 0522000

Date Opened: 08/12/2021

Site Address:
Pbm Nutritionals Llc
400 Hazel Street
Covington, OH 45318

Mailing Address:
400 Hazel Street, Covington, OH 45318

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311514/ Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 02/01/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/02/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1796826

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$14,502	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,502
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$14,502	$0	$14,502
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	5A0001	02/03/2022	03/02/2022	$14,502	$14,502	$0	02/25/2022	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 138044.015

Event: 08/11/2021

Employee dies of possible heat illnees while cleaning cyclon

At 8:15 a.m. on August 11, 2021, an employee was cleaning cyclones in a drying tower that had accumulated build-up on them. The cyclones are cleaned by removing the air lock and scraping them with long tools. The employee was standing on a catwalk conducting the cleaning operation in 110 degreee Fahrenheit heat when he collapsed. Coworkers trained in first aid responded and conducted CPR including using an AED. Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) arrived onsite and pronounced the employee dead. The cause of death was possibly heat related and the investigation was pending.

Keywords: CPR, Cleaning, Dehydration, Heat, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Stroke, Heat index, Heat-related illness , High Temperature, Humidity, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Overheated, Temperature, Water, Weather

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1547146.015	52	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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