Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1550125.015 - Hill'S Pet Nutrition, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1550125.015

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 08/27/2021

Site Address:
Hill'S Pet Nutrition, Inc.
400 S Weaver Rd
Emporia, KS 66801

Mailing Address:
400 Sw 8th Ave Po Box 148, Topeka, KS 66603

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311111/Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/14/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/07/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1803131	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$9,753	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,753
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 D04 I	10/28/2021	12/16/2021	$0	$9,753	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 138610.015

Event: 08/24/2021

Employee amputates fingertip when caught in rotary valve air

At 3:30 p.m. on August 24, 2021, an employee working for a pet food manufacturer was removing a vent hose clamped onto a rotary valve airlock. The employee inserted his left hand into the equipment while it was running. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation to his index fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Hand, Hose, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Production Line, Removing, Traumatic Amputation, Valve

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1550125.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury

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