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Inspection: 1480956.015 - Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham
Nr: 1480956.015Report ID: 0418300Open Date: 06/26/2020
Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.
36 Barber Ctnull
Birmingham, AL 35209 		Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 311511/Fluid Milk Manufacturing
Mailing: 36 Barber Courtnull, Birmingham, AL 35209
Inspection Type:Fat/Cat
Scope:Complete Advanced Notice:N
Ownership:Private
Safety/Health:Safety Close Conference:11/30/2020
Emphasis: N:Amputate, N:Chemnep, L:Foodpro, L:ForkliftClose Case:03/11/2021
Related Activity:TypeIDSafetyHealth
 Accident1612285    
 Inspection1483008 Yes  
 Inspection1483031 Yes  

Violation Summary
Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 6 2 8
Current Violations 6 2 8
Initial Penalty $67,084 $0 $0 $0 $0 $67,084
Current Penalty $67,084 $0 $0 $0 $0 $67,084
FTA Amount $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# ID Type Standard Issuance Abate Curr$ Init$ Fta$ Contest LastEvent
  1. 01001 Serious 19100022 A02 12/01/2020 12/28/2020 $4,915 $4,915 $0 Z - Issued
  2. 01002 Serious 19100119 D03 II 12/01/2020 12/28/2020 $8,193 $8,193 $0 Z - Issued
  3. 01003 Serious 19100147 C04 II 12/01/2020 12/11/2020 $13,494 $13,494 $0 Z - Issued
  4. 01004 Serious 19100147 C05 I 12/01/2020 12/11/2020 $13,494 $13,494 $0 Z - Issued
  5. 01005A Serious 19100147 C06 I 12/01/2020 12/28/2020 $13,494 $13,494 $0 Z - Issued
  6. 01005B Serious 19100147 C06 II 12/01/2020 12/28/2020 $0 $0 $0 Z - Issued
  7. 01006A Serious 19100212 A01 12/01/2020 12/28/2020 $13,494 $13,494 $0 Z - Issued
  8. 01006B Serious 19100219 F03 12/01/2020 12/28/2020 $0 $0 $0 Z - Issued
  9. 02001 Other 19100037 A03 12/01/2020 01/20/2021 $0 $0 $0 Z - Issued
  10. 02002 Other 19100144 A01 III 12/01/2020 12/28/2020 $0 $0 $0 Z - Issued

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 127328.015Event: 06/25/2020Employee Is Caught And Killed In Dairy Palletizer Equipment
At 5:15 p.m. on June 25, 2020, an employee was working for a dairy. In the dairy 's large cooler area was a mechanism known as the Axium Inc./Dairy Conveyor Corp oration (DCC) chain palletizer number 1. The chain palletizer consisted of four main parts: a pallet dispenser unit (PDU), a pallet pusher unit (PPU), a palleti zer unit (PU), and a conveyor unit (CU). The chain palletizer was also equipped with a Strapex Endra H2M WT strapping machine. It was located next to the pallet izing station (PPU) and straddled the conveyor (CU). This was a large combinatio n machine built specifically for this site. The safety inspector was not able to locate model and serial numbers without having to implement LOTO. The employee was trying to clear a jam or reposition a gate or sensor in the pusher area of t he chain palletizer. He went through a gap between the framing of the equipment and a safety gate door. He did not open the interlocked safety gate door to stop the equipment before entering the machine. When the case support panel moved ba ck to the start/home position, the employee was caught between the case support panel and the case pusher equipment frame. He sustained mechanical asphyxia. He was killed. A video of the incident showed that the employee was trying to make the equipment automatically cycle by either clearing a jam, repositioning the pr oduct, and/or activating an equipment sensor when he was caught-in between the f ixed PPU equipment frame and the moving stack stabilizer. This was a multi-emplo yer worksite. There were three inspections associated with this investigation. 1 483008 was for a compliance firm. 1483031 was for a refrigeration firm. 1480956 was for the dairy.
Keywords: asphyxiated, crushed, interlock, jammed, lockout, machine guarding, neck, palletized cargo, pinned, power trans appar, slippery surface, torso, training, walking surface
Inspection Degree Nature Occupation
1 1480956.015 Fatality Order clerks

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