Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1555890.015 - The Mennel Milling Company Of Michigan

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1555890.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 10/04/2021

Site Address:
The Mennel Milling Company Of Michigan
301 S Mill St
Dowagiac, MI 49047

Mailing Address:
301 S Mill St, Dowagiac, MI 49047

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311211/Flour Milling

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/18/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 12/03/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1783354	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$10,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,300
Current Penalty	$5,150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,150
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	19100023 B12	11/05/2021	12/10/2021	$2,000	$4,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C08	11/05/2021	12/10/2021	$3,150	$6,300	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139791.015

Event: 07/02/2021

Employee amputates three fingers when reaching into airlock

At 12:30 p.m. on July 2, 2021, an employee working for a flour mill was attempting to remove a bridge of flour above the sifters. The employee reached with his left into the airlock and was struck by the airlock blades. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for amputations to three fingers above the first knuckle.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Blind Reaching, Catch Point, Engineering Controls, Finger, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Reaching, Reaching In, Removing, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1555890.015	49	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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