Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1550388.015 - R F Owens Co, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1550388.015

Report ID: 0111400

Date Opened: 08/30/2021

Site Address:
R F Owens Co, Inc.
53 East Center Street
West Bridgewater, MA 02379

Mailing Address:
1062 Broadway, Raynham, MA 02767

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 445110/Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/30/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 05/17/2024

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1804395	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations		1				1
Current Violations		1				1
Initial Penalty	$0	$145,027	$0	$0	$0	$145,027
Current Penalty	$0	$50,000	$0	$0	$0	$50,000
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	Willful	5A0001	02/18/2022	07/05/2022	$50,000	$145,027	$0	03/15/2022	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 138656.015

Event: 08/27/2021

Employee amputates two fingertips while operating meat machi

At 2:30 p.m. on August 27, 2021, an employee working as a butcher for a supermarket was operating a Hollymatic Super Patty Machine making hamburger patties. The employee moved the machine guard to one side to make an adjustment to the mold plate. The employee then pushed the control rod and caused the knock out cup to lower. The employee pinched his left hand between the mold plate and knock out cup. The employee was hospitalized to treat two amputated fingertips.

Keywords: Adjust, Amputated, Amputation, Butcher, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Catch Point, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Food Preparation, Grocery Store, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Meat Slicing Machine, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1550388.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Butchers and meat cutters

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