Since 2009, OSHA inspectors have visited Protein Plus, LLC in Georgia 4 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Sep 26, 2018 on a referral, in Fitzgerald.
In all, OSHA issued 16 citation items: 13 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
The penalties, $16,095 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 7 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,873 penalty. Protein Plus, LLC averages $5,911 across 1 cited inspection.
Protein Plus, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 343497145 OPENED SEP 26, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Mar 26, 2019
129 Kings Borough Road, Fitzgerald, GA 31750 · Roasted Nuts and Peanut Butter Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 24, 2018: Employee amputates three fingers in rotating paddle wheel wh
At 5:30 p.m. on September 24, 2018, an employee was cleaning an air lock on the roaster in Plant 2. The employee removed the access plate on the Y-shaped sifter and he and his coworker took turns in using their hands to clean the build-up peanut flour off the paddle. The employee used a plastic scraper to clean the paddle while his coworker observed. The employee forgot to turn the air lock off on the PLC and reached in with his right hand, catching his fingers with the paddle blades and amputating his middle finger and partially amputated his thumb and index finger. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1b |
Serious | $0 | $3,182 | Feb 22, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1c |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 22, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $3,789 | $2,273 | Feb 22, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $758 | $455 | Feb 22, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 22, 2019 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Fitzgerald site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 55 workers: 1.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 1 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Sep 24, 2018, Fitzgerald: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was cleaning the air lock used for moving peanut flour in the conveying system. The paddles unexpectedly activated and partially amputated their right index and middle fingers.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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