Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1561501.015 - American Sugar Refining, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 1561501.015

Report ID: 0352430

Date Opened: 11/02/2021

Site Address:
American Sugar Refining, Inc.
1100 Key Highway East
Baltimore, MD 21230

Mailing Address:
1100 Key Highway East, Baltimore, MD 21230

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 311314

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/21/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Crshstrk

Case Closed: 04/19/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1829647

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,350
Current Penalty	$2,741	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,741
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 D04 I	02/23/2022		$2,741	$4,350	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 142616.015

Event: 11/01/2021

Employee amputates hand when caught in rotary screw machine

At 9:10 a.m. on November 1, 2021, an employee was vacuuming a Scroll (Rotary Screw) Machine when the machine unexpectedly energized. The employee caught his left hand in the machine as a result. The employee amputated his hand, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught In, Cleaning, Energized, Food processing, Hand, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Struck Against, Training

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1561501.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

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