Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1252294.015 - Wiers Farm, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1252294.015

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 08/03/2017

Site Address:
Wiers Farm, Inc.
4465 State Route 103 S. P.O. Box 385
Willard, OH 44890

Mailing Address:
4465 State Route 103 S. P.O. Box 385, Willard, OH 44890

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 111219/Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/03/2017

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 11/09/2017

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1246266	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1		2			3
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$12,675	$0	$50,195	$0	$0	$62,870
Current Penalty	$17,745	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,745
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	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19280057 A01	09/05/2017	10/06/2017	$8,872	$12,675	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	5A0001	09/05/2017	10/13/2017	$8,873	$49,797	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001B	Repeat	19101030 G02 I	09/05/2017	09/14/2017	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	03001	Repeat	19101030 C01 I	09/05/2017	09/14/2017	$0	$398	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 97839.015

Event: 07/27/2017

Employee sustained partial amputation of finger when caught

At 12:00 p.m. on July 27, 2017, Employee #1 was cleaning debris out of the radish topper machine. The machine was running, and the employee's finger became caught in a nip-point between one of the belts and one of the rollers. Employee #1 suffered a partial amputation of his right middle finger but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Amputation, Belt, Caught In, Finger, Lockout/Tagout, Nip Point, Roller--Mach/Part

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1252294.015	59	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Farm workers

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