Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1560376.015 - Doehler North America Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1560376.015

Report ID: 0418200

Date Opened: 10/26/2021

Site Address:
Doehler North America Inc.
400 High Point Rd Ste 100
Cartersville, GA 30120

Mailing Address:
400 High Point Rd Ste 100, Cartersville, GA 30120

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 312111/Soft Drink Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/02/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 05/23/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1824901	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$7,925	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,925
Current Penalty	$4,755	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,755
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	19100147 C04 II D	04/01/2022	04/27/2022	$4,755	$7,925	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19100147 C06 II	04/01/2022	04/27/2022	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 144092.015

Event: 10/19/2021

Employee partially amputates fingertip in labeling machine

At 9:15 a.m. on October 19, 2021, an employee was working on the bottling production line. Employee The production line started to have issues with the labeling machine and his coworker requested troubleshooting assistance from the employee. The coworker stopped the bottling line and the employee proceeded to clear the jammed labels. After clearing the jammed labels, the employee started the conveyor line to ensure the labels were being attached to the bottles as intended. While the conveyor was in motion, the employee inserted her right index finger to adjust the labeling machine's laser sensor. The employee's right-hand glove was pulled suddenly, and her right index finger was struck by the conveyor. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the distal phalanx of the right index finger and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Automatic Machine, Conveyor, Fingertip, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Partial Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1560376.015	34	F	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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