Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1575921.015 - Wolverine Packing Company

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1575921.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 02/02/2022

Site Address:
Wolverine Packing Company
2535 Rivard St
Detroit, MI 48207

Mailing Address:
2535 Rivard St, Detroit, MI 48207

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 424470/Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/28/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 08/14/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1854722	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$3,780	$0	$3,780
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	Other	408.1011	04/18/2022	05/19/2022	$3,780	$7,000	$0	05/11/2022	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	408.10034(10)	04/18/2022	05/19/2022	$0	$0	$0	05/11/2022	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 143331.015

Event: 01/14/2022

Employee amputates fingertip when cutting meat with bandsaw

At 4:00 p.m. on January 14, 2022, an employee was using a bandsaw to cut frozen beef. The employee struck his finger against the running saw blade. The employee amputated his left index fingertip, requiring medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bandsaw, Blade, Cutting, Engineering Controls, Equipment Operator, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Guard, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Meat Processing, Meat Slicing Machine, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Saw, Sawblade, Sheared, Struck Against, Training, Unguarded, Unstable Position

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1575921.015	34	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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