Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100202167 - Jordan'S Meats

Inspection Information - Office: Augusta Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100202167

Report ID: 0111100

Date Opened: 01/21/1987

Site Address:
Jordan'S Meats
38 India Street
Portland, ME 04112

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 588, Portland, ME 04112

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2013

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/04/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/20/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900955741	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			8		9
Current Violations	1			8		9
Initial Penalty	$400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$400
Current Penalty	$200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$200
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
1.	01001	Serious	19100212 A03 II	03/04/1987	10/15/1987	$200	$400	$0	03/25/1987	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19100023 A08	03/04/1987	03/11/1987	$0	$0	$0		-
3.	02002	Other	19100134 B01	03/04/1987	04/06/1987	$0	$0	$0		-
4.	02003	Other	19100134 E03	03/04/1987	04/06/1987	$0	$0	$0		-
5.	02004	Other	19100212 A03 II	03/04/1987	03/20/1987	$0	$0	$0		-
6.	02005	Other	19100303 B02	03/04/1987	03/07/1987	$0	$0	$0		-
7.	02006	Other	19100304 A02	03/04/1987	03/20/1987	$0	$0	$0		-
8.	02007	Other	19100304 F04	03/04/1987	03/07/1987	$0	$0	$0		-
9.	02008	Other	19101200 E01 I	03/04/1987	04/06/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14478176

Event: 01/20/1987

HAND AMPUTATED IN MEAT BLENDER

AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 AM ON JANUARY 20, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CLEANING A MEAT BLENDER, USING A HIGH PRESSURE HOT WATER HOSE. THE AUGERS OF THE BLENDER WERE IN OPERATION AND THE PRODUCT REMOVAL DOORS WERE OPENED FOR CLEANING. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. THE EMPLOYEE PROBABLY SLIPPED OR TRIPPED WHILE CLEANING AROUND THE OPEN DOORS. HIS LEFT HAND, WHICH HELD THE HOSE, ENTERED THE BLENDER AND WAS AMPUTATED BY THE AUGER'S END SCRAPER AS IT SWEPT BY THE SHEER POINT AT THE BLENDER OPENING. THE EMPLOYEE DOES NOT RECALL HOW HIS HAND GOT INTO THE BLENDER. HE ONLY RECALLS BEING ON THE FLOOR AND THINKING HIS ARM WAS BROKEN. THE BLENDER WAS A MODEL 125/2, SERIAL NO. M73035, MANUFACTURED BY THE GRIFFITH DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT COMPANY. POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE: MEAT BY-PRODUCT ON THE FLOOR FROM CLEANING CREATED A SLIPPERY SPOT; THE AUGERS WERE IN OPERATION DURING THE CLEANING (THE UNIT COULD BE CLEANED, FOR THE MOST PART, WITHOUT HAVING THE EQUIPMENT IN OPERATION). POSSIBLE ABATEMENT WOULD BE THE ADDITION OF A "JOG" FUNCTION ON THE BLENDER TO ADVANCE IT, AS NEEDED, WITHOUT RUNNING THE UNIT AT FULL SPEED.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CLEANING, SLIP, LOCKOUT, TRIPPED, HAND, MEAT BLENDING MACH, UNGUARDED, HOT WATER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100202167			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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