Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1552399.015 - Ed Miniat Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1552399.015

Report ID: 0521700

Date Opened: 09/10/2021

Site Address:
Ed Miniat Llc
16250 South Vincennes Road
South Holland, IL 60473

Mailing Address:
16250 South Vincennes Road, South Holland, IL 60473

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311612/Meat Processed from Carcasses

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/10/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/02/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1806963	Yes

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	$14,502	$0	$0	$0	$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	Serious	19100212 A01	01/19/2022	02/07/2022	$14,502	$14,502	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139009.015

Event: 08/20/2021

Employee amputates finger when caught in meat packaging mach

At 9:30 p.m. on August 20, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a meat processing plant was operating a CP Packaging Roll Stock 104 bag forming machine packaging meat. The process involved inserting five pounds of meat into 9-inch by 9-inch trays in the loading and scaling section of the machine. The employee caught his right hand in the bag former. He received medical care without hospitalization for a deep laceration to his ring finger and a partial amputation to his middle finger.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Finger, Food processing, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Meat Processing, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Packaging, Packaging Machine, Packaging Machinery, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1552399.015	58	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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