Inspection 342329489 OPENED MAY 15, 2017Open
8 Harbor View Road Unit 1a, South Burlington, VT 05403 · Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 14, 2017: Employee is cleaning pizza dough vat and amputates index fin
At approximately 1:00 p.m. on May 14, 2017, an employee and coworker were cleaning a Model S-300 Scale -O- Matic Dough Divider, serial number 4257. The machine is a cord and plug piece of bakery equipment driven by a 220-volt electric motor used to divided and roll dough into preset weighted balls to be used for pizza crust. The employee was cleaning the dough divider area while the coworker was cleaning the opposite side of the machine near the control panel. The coworker activated the two-hand trip mechanism to cycle the machine as the employee put his hand in the dough divider area, catching his finger with the divider blade and amputated his left index finger. Emergency response was called and the employee was transported to the University of Vermont Medical Center for treatment.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $2,800 | $2,800 | Jul 26, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 26, 2017 | Final |