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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1531302.015 - Shearer'S Foods Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office
Site Address:
Shearer'S Foods Inc
3636 Medallion Ave
Newport, AR 72112
Mailing Address:
3636 Medallion Ave, Newport, AR 72112
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 311919/Other Snack Food Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/17/2021
Emphasis: N:Amputate
Case Closed: 09/14/2021
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1765981 | Yes | Yes |
Investigation Summary
At 1:30 p.m. on May 8, 2021, an employee working for a snack food manufacture was starting the sanitation prep for line 7 corn mill mixer. The employee opened the bottom of the mixer inspection door to remove product when the auger caught her left hand fingers. The employee had not followed the employer LOTO procedures. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated middle finger at the joint and a fractured of index finger at the first joint.
Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Caught By, Cleaning, Door, Finger, Food processing, Hand, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Knuckle, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Sanitation, Traumatic Amputation
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1531302.015 | 25 | F | Hospitalized injury |