Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1559220.015 - Florida Crystals Food Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1559220.015

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 10/21/2021

Site Address:
Florida Crystals Food Corp.
8501 Us Highway 27
South Bay, FL 33493

Mailing Address:
8501 Us Highway 27, South Bay, FL 33493

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 311314

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/21/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/25/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1787811	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$9,655	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,655
Current Penalty	$5,793	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,793
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.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C04 I	01/11/2022	01/31/2022	$5,793	$9,655	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 C07 I B	01/11/2022	01/31/2022	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 140374.015

Event: 07/16/2021

Employee amputates fingertip when replacing sugar retention

At 7:30 a.m. on July 16, 2021, an employee was replacing a sugar retention tote below the discharge chute of a dust collecting machine. He reached inside the bottom of the chute, and the tip of his right middle finger was caught in the rotary valve. The incident resulted in an amputation injury to the tip of his right middle finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Chute, Finger, Fingertip, Reaching, Tote Box, Valve

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1559220.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury

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