Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1552134.015 - Cibovita

Inspection Information - Office: Hasbrouck Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1552134.015

Report ID: 0214500

Date Opened: 09/09/2021

Site Address:
Cibovita
12 Vreeland Avenue
Totowa, NJ 07512

Mailing Address:
12 Vreeland Avenue, Totowa, NJ 07512

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 424450/Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/23/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 06/15/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1808981	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$13,653	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,653
Current Penalty	$8,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,800
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	19100212 A01	11/24/2021		$8,800	$13,653	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 140959.015

Event: 09/08/2021

Employee amputates two fingertips while cleaning under food

At 7:00 p.m. on September 8, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a confectionery manufacturer was cleaning a mixing machine. The employee reached under the machine and his right hand was struck by the rotating agitator bars. The employee amputated his middle and index fingertips requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Agitator, Amputated, Amputation, Blind Reaching, Engineering Controls, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Mixer, Partial Amputation, Production Line, Reaching, Struck By, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1552134.015	47	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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