Inspection Detail

Inspection: 313636151 - Triple P Farms, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office

Inspection Nr: 313636151

Report ID: 0419400

Date Opened: 02/24/2011

Site Address:
Triple P Farms, Inc
5484 Highway 145 South
Verona, MS 38879

Mailing Address:
181 County Road 346, Glen, MS 38846

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5093

NAICS: 423930/Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/20/2011

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputations, S:Electrical, S:Fall From Height, S:Powered Ind Vehicle

Case Closed: 09/15/2014

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	201364858	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3	1				4
Current Violations	3	1				4
Initial Penalty	$10,500	$63,000	$0	$0	$0	$73,500
Current Penalty	$10,500	$63,000	$0	$0	$0	$73,500
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100024 F	06/17/2011	06/22/2011	$1,800	$1,800	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C07 I	06/17/2011	07/13/2011	$6,300	$6,300	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19100178 L06	06/17/2011	07/13/2011	$2,400	$2,400	$0	-
4.	02001	Willful	19100147 C01	06/17/2011	07/13/2011	$63,000	$63,000	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201363694

Event: 02/18/2011

Employee's Legs Are Amputated When Caught in Machine

On February 18, 2011, Employee #1, a laborer, was operating a horizontal cardboard baling machine. He was cleaning out the ram area of the machine, and his legs became caught and were amputated by the machine.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, BALER, NIP POINT, LEG, RAM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313636151			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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