Inspection Detail

Inspection: 116449737 - T.G. Lee Foods, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 116449737

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 06/18/1997

Site Address:
T.G. Lee Foods, Llc
315 N. Bumby Ave.
Orlando, FL 32803

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3033, Orlando, FL 32802

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2026

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/22/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/21/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361079858

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	6					6
Current Violations	6					6
Initial Penalty	$17,550	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,550
Current Penalty	$17,550	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,550
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 C04 I	09/23/1997	09/29/1997	$4,500	$4,500	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C06 I	09/23/1997	09/26/1997	$4,500	$4,500	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19100147 C07 I	09/23/1997	09/26/1997	$4,500	$4,500	$0	-
4.	01004	Serious	19100219 C03	09/23/1997	09/29/1997	$1,350	$1,350	$0	-
5.	01005	Serious	19100219 D01	09/23/1997	09/29/1997	$1,350	$1,350	$0	-
6.	01006	Serious	19100253 B04 III	09/23/1997	09/29/1997	$1,350	$1,350	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202287793

Event: 06/18/1997

Employee killed when caught in palletizer

Employee #1, a automated palletizer operator, was clearing a jam on an in-feed chain conveyor caused by a product spill on the in-feed conveyor. He turned off the conveyor, which was not interlocked with the palletizer, and began to straighten up the spilled material. After rearranging the product on the in-feed line, he climbed onto the conveyor and physically pushed the product down the conveyor line into the point of operation of the palletizer. The palletizer had been programmed to activate when microswitches mounted along the conveyor, which counted the product as it moved into the point of operation, were tripped. The containers of product and Employee #1's feet inadvertently set off the microswitches and actuated the palletizer's stack push arm. This sudden and unexpected movement resulted in Employee #1 becoming pinned between the stack pusher and a vertical guidepost. He was killed. No lockout procedure had been used.

Keywords: PINNED, WORK RULES, JAMMED, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, POINT OF OPERATION, CONVEYOR, SPILL, MACHINE--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116449737			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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