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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 313780553 - Great Lakes Packers Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office
Site Address:
Great Lakes Packers Inc
400 Great Lakes Pkwy.
Bellevue, OH 44811
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:5148
NAICS: 424480/Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers
Inspection Type: Complaint
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/09/2009
Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputations
Case Closed: 01/19/2010
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complaint | 207411513 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000 |
| Current Penalty | $1,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100212 A01 | 12/09/2009 | 12/14/2009 | $750 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100219 F03 | 12/09/2009 | 01/06/2010 | $750 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 7:30 a.m. on October 21, 2009, Employee #1, an English-speaking worker at a produce packaging company, was operating the "Blue Line" roller conveyor for potato sorting. The "Blue Line" was a roller conveyor line that transferred potatoes to the grading and packaging areas. As employees stood adjacent to the conveyor, they sorted and removed defective potatoes. A defective a potato was moving down the line and in between two rollers. As the potato was nearing the end of the line and Employee #1 went to grab it, her hand was lodged between the roller and a stationary support bar. Employee #1 pulled her hand out from the nip point and after taking her glove off, noticed the injury. Someone took Employee #1 to Bellevue Hospital and then apparently to The Toledo Hospital for surgery on her finger. Her right index finger was amputated to the first knuckle. One person witnessed Employee #1's injury. Because the accident occurred indoors, weather was not a factor.
Keywords: AMPUTATED, RAIL, FINGER, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 313780553 | Non Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Occupation not reported |