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Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock | ||||
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| Nr: 1199915.015 | Report ID: 0627100 | Open Date: 12/27/2016 | ||
| Texamerican Food Blending, Inc. | ||||
| 200 Westinghouse Dr. Hot Springs, AR 71901 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: | ||||
| NAICS: 311942/Spice and Extract Manufacturing | ||||
| Mailing: 2360 East Grand Ave., Hot Springs, AR 71901 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 12/28/2016 | |
| Emphasis: | N:Amputate, N:Svep, L:Gifall | Close Case: | 04/01/2019 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 1168461 | |||
Case Status: CLOSED |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Current Violations | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Initial Penalty | $32,957 | $152,098 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $185,055 |
| Current Penalty | $15,000 | $72,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $87,000 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100023 C01 | 06/22/2017 | 06/30/2017 | $5,000 | $6,338 | $0 | 07/12/2017 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002A | Serious | 19100147 C06 I | 06/22/2017 | 06/30/2017 | $5,000 | $8,873 | $0 | 07/12/2017 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01002B | Serious | 19100147 C07 I A | 06/22/2017 | 06/30/2017 | $0 | $8,873 | $0 | 07/12/2017 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19100212 A03 II | 06/22/2017 | 06/30/2017 | $5,000 | $8,873 | $0 | 07/12/2017 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 02001 | Willful | 19100147 C04 II | 06/22/2017 | 06/30/2017 | $36,000 | $76,049 | $0 | 07/12/2017 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 6. | 02002A | Willful | 19100147 D03 | 06/22/2017 | 06/30/2017 | $36,000 | $76,049 | $0 | 07/12/2017 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 7. | 02002B | Willful | 19100147 D04 I | 06/22/2017 | 06/30/2017 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 07/12/2017 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 8. | 03001 | Other | 19100303 E01 II | 06/22/2017 | 06/30/2017 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 07/12/2017 | F - Formal Settlement | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 91692.015 | Event: 12/27/2016 | Employee Is Killed In Mixer | ||||
| At 11:57 a.m. on December 27, 2016, an employee was performing a salt flush on the line four 2,500 lb. double ribbon mixer. The employee entered the mixer after he dropped an 80 lb. bag of salt. After entering the mixer, his coworker placed another bag of salt onto the area of the mixer that had the limit switches that indicated that the mixer lids were closed. Because the machine operated via only the emergency stop button, the machine began to operate with the employee trapped inside, killing him. The employee was killed from trauma to the chest. | ||||||
| Keywords: caught in, lockout/tagout, mixer, mixer blade | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 1199915.015 | Fatality | Fracture | Machine operators, not specified | ||