Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1568310.015 - Maid-Rite Specialty Foods, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Wilkes Barre Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1568310.015

Report ID: 0317700

Date Opened: 12/13/2021

Site Address:
Maid-Rite Specialty Foods, Llc
105 Keystone Industrial Park
Dunmore, PA 18512

Mailing Address:
105 Keystone Industrial Park, Dunmore, PA 18512

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311612/Meat Processed from Carcasses

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/07/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 07/01/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1841630	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$7,044	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,044
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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 E02 I	05/06/2022	05/25/2022	$0	$7,044	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 141871.015

Event: 12/09/2021

Employee lacerates hand after contacting freezer tunnel fan

At 3:30 p.m. on December 9, 2021, an employee was helping track conveyors in freezer tunnel equipment. The doors to the freezer tunnel were open and the circulation fans were in operation. The employee was standing near the open freezer tunnel doors wehen he raised his right hand in gesture while speaking with a coworker. The employee contacted the spinning circulation fan and lacerated his hand and fingers, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Engineering Controls, Fan, Fan Blade, Finger, Food Handling, Food processing, Freezer Compartment, Hand, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Material Handling, Safety Device, Struck By, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1568310.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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