Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307385294 - Perdue Farms Incorporated

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

Inspection Nr: 307385294

Report ID: 0352410

Date Opened: 02/10/2004

Site Address:
Perdue Farms Incorporated
114 Bryan Avenue
Berlin, MD 21811

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1537, Salisbury, MD 21802

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:0723

NAICS: 311119/Other Animal Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/20/2004

Emphasis: S:Amputation Const. Man.

Case Closed: 04/15/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102355831

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$3,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,750
Current Penalty	$550	$0	$0	$0	$0	$550
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	19100212 A01	02/27/2004	03/03/2004	$550	$3,750	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19100023 A08	02/27/2004	03/03/2004	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202353116

Event: 02/09/2004

Employee Suffers Amputation From Auger

Several employees entered a declassified confined space for the purpose of manually sweeping corn into either of three 14-in. by 9-in. floor holes. Once the corn was swept into these holes, the corn fell approximately 20 in. through a chute that led to a rotating 12-in. diameter auger. This would allow corn to be directed to various portions of the plant. Each opening had a sub-surface solid metal plate located 20 in. below the floor that could be fully opened, fully closed, or opened to any position in between. These plates were required to be partially opened during the sweeping process in order to allow the corn to enter the auger chute. Crusted corn has a greater chance of clogging or choking the flow of corn to the auger if the opening is kept too small. On the day of the accident, Employee #1 inadvertently stepped into one of the three unguarded floor holes. Employee #1's foot entered the auger path unimpeded since the opening was too great or the plate, once contacted by Employee #1's foot, further retracted which then allowed his foot to contact the auger. Employee #1's left foot was amputated by the rotating auger. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FLOOR HOLE, GRAIN, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, AUGER, FLOOR OPENING, UNGUARDED, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307385294			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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