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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1553337.015 - Frozen Specialties, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office
Site Address:
Frozen Specialties, Inc.
720 W Barre Rd.
Archbold, OH 43502
Mailing Address:
720 W Barre Rd., Archbold, OH 43502
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 311412/Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/16/2021
Emphasis: N:Amputate, L:Fall
Case Closed: 11/16/2021
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1811483 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,366 | $0 | $1,366 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 19040029 B01 | 10/14/2021 | $0 | $1,366 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 10:30 a.m. on September 13, 2021, an employee working as shipping and receiving clerk for a frozen food manufacturer was working in the warehouse. A coworker, who worked as a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) operator, asked the employee to assist in looking for a pallet of product located up high on pallet rack B26. The employee stepped onto the forks of the PIV and held onto fork carriage while the coworker lifted employee into the air. The employee caught his left index finger under the pallet rack and the forklift carriage. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputation of left index finger below the nail bed.
Keywords: Caught Between, Elevated, Equipment Operator, Food processing, Forklift, Forks, Incorrect Equipment, Industrial Truck, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Work Procedures, Manual Mat Handling, Manufacturing, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Pallet, Palletized Cargo, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Storage Rack, Unsafe Position, Unstable Position, Warehouse, Warehouse Aisle, Wrong Equipment
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1553337.015 | 55 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks |