Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1554247.015 - Aquamar, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Avenel Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1554247.015

Report ID: 0213400

Date Opened: 09/22/2021

Site Address:
Aquamar, Inc.
100 Raskulinecz Rd.
Carteret, NJ 07008

Mailing Address:
100 Raskulinecz Rd., Carteret, NJ 07008

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 311710

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/22/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 11/17/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1815105	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$37,291	$0	$0	$0	$0	$37,291
Current Penalty	$37,291	$0	$0	$0	$0	$37,291
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 F03 II D	01/28/2022	$14,502	$14,502	$0	Z - Issued
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A01	01/28/2022	$8,287	$8,287	$0	Z - Issued
3.	01003	Serious	19100219 F03	01/28/2022	$14,502	$14,502	$0	Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 141852.015

Event: 09/22/2021

Employee amputates fingertip while sanitizing conveyor belt

At 6:30 a.m. on September 22, 2021, an employee working as a janitor for a seafood processing facility was sanitizing the Line C wheeled conveyor belt system on the Multipond weighing system ID WFL01. The employee caught his right index finger between the photo-i-cable and the tire. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for a cut to his fingertip.

Keywords: Cable, Caught Between, Cleaning, Conveyor, Cut, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Janitor, Laceration, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Meat Processing, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Sanitation, Tire

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1554247.015	48	F	Non Hospitalized injury		Janitors and cleaners

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