Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300236999 - Winger Cheese, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Bismarck Area Office
Site Address:
Winger Cheese, Inc.
102 First Street Se
Towner, ND 58788
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:2022
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/24/1998
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/19/1998
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 200330058 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $875 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $875 |
| Current Penalty | $438 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $438 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19100147 C06 I | 07/21/1998 | 08/07/1998 | $438 | $875 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19100147 C07 I | 07/21/1998 | 08/07/1998 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, age 17, was in charge of the barrel-filling operation in which a horizontal auger transported soft cheese to the point where it fell into an open-top barrel. The day's production run had been completed and the auger system was put into automatic cleaning mode in which the auger would revolve to the right for a time, then pause before automatically reversing and rotating to the left. During a pause in rotation, Employee #1 placed his hand up into the auger housing to check for lodged particles of cheese. His hand was inside the housing when the auger automatically started rotating, pulling his hand and arm into the housing. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries, for which he was hospitalized.
Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, AUGER, ARM, HAND, MACHINE--MISC
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300236999 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported |
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