Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18182659 - The Pillsbury Company

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Inspection Nr: 18182659

Report ID: 0522500

Date Opened: 01/19/1999

Site Address:
The Pillsbury Company
2403 South Pennsylvania Avenue
Wellston, OH 45692

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 151, Wellston, OH 45692

Union Status: Union

SIC:2045

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/19/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/05/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200750578	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			1			1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$12,500	$0	$0	$12,500
Current Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
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	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 C07 IIIA	02/03/1999	02/08/1999	$7,000	$12,500	$0	02/26/1999	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200750289

Event: 10/29/1998

Employee's fingers amputated in extruder auger

On October 29, 1998, Employee #1 was on his third day of training on the twin screw extruder. He was trying to remove packed flour jamming the extruder while the coworker who had been training him was away on break. He removed a magnetized door from below a transfer hopper and used his hand to push down the flour. His fingers struck the moving auger and his right middle and ring fingers were partially amputated. Employee #1 had been told how to clear flour jams, but had not yet been demonstrated the procedure. When he reached into the extruder, there was nothing to indicate that the machine was running, and the rotating auger was not visible.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, JAMMED, INEXPERIENCE, AUGER, UNTRAINED, BLIND REACHING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18182659			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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