Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1554172.015 - Great Lakes Cheese Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1554172.015

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 09/22/2021

Site Address:
Great Lakes Cheese Company, Inc.
17825 Great Lakes Parkway
Hiram, OH 44234

Mailing Address:
17825 Great Lakes Parkway, Hiram, OH 44234

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311513/Cheese Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/22/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 10/18/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1812558	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139377.015

Event: 09/17/2021

Employee fractures two fingers, amputates fingertip in seale

At 1:00 a.m. on September 17, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a cheese manufacturer was operating a vacuum trim sealer machine sealing a bag of cheese. The employee was holding the bag in the machine while simultaneously continuing to operate the machine. The employee defeated the two hand controls by using his arm or shoulder to cycle the machine. When the machine cycled, he caught his left hand in the machine. The employee received medical treatment for two fractured fingers and an amputated fingertip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Fracture, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Sealing Machine, Traumatic Amputation, Two-Hand Control, Unsafe Position

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1554172.015	25	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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