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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1565425.015 - Seneca Foods Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Madison Area Office
Site Address:
Seneca Foods Corporation
418 E. Conde Street
Janesville, WI 53546
Mailing Address:
418 E. Conde Street, Janesville, WI 53546
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 311421/Fruit and Vegetable Canning
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/13/2022
Emphasis: L:Fall
Case Closed: 05/10/2022
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1832744 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $14,502 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,502 |
| Current Penalty | $7,976 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,976 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citation Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100028 B03 I | 04/22/2022 | 05/06/2022 | $7,976 | $14,502 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 7:40 a.m. on November 11, 2021, an employee was working for a firm that canned fruits and vegetables. He was a mechanic and repair technician. He was working at a vegetable canning facility in the root crop building or potato building. He was diagnosing an issue on the destoner machine He had gained access to the top of the destoner machine by climbing a set of stairs. To get down from the top of the destoner machine, he climbed off the destoner machine onto the preheat tank cover. As the employee tried to descend from the preheat tank cover on a set of mobile stairs, his right leg went through an open hatch on the preheat reservoir cover. The water in the preheat tank was at a temperature of 180 degrees F (82 degrees C). The employee suffered second-degree burns to his lower right leg. He was hospitalized. Lack of fall protection was deemed likely to have contributed to the incident.
Keywords: Burn, Fall Protection, Food processing, Hatch, Hot Water, Leg, Maintenance, Stair, Water Heater, Water Tank
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1565425.015 | 42 | M | Hospitalized injury | Not specified mechanics and repairers |