Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115094195 - Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 115094195

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 12/07/1999

Site Address:
Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.
501 N. Elk Run Road
Waterloo, IA 50703

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2788, Waterloo, IA 50704

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2011

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/08/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/23/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200520484	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$100	$0	$100
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 C04 I	01/20/2000	01/25/2000	$0	$3,500	$0	02/15/2000	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Other	40004 2	01/20/2000	01/25/2000	$100	$1,000	$0	02/15/2000	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200521375

Event: 09/28/1999

Employee's foot amputated in vertical auger

Employee #1 was cleaning or servicing a 12 in. vertical auger. His right foot slipped, became entangled in the rotating unit, and was amputated. The equipment was neither turned off nor locked out.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, SLIP, LOCKOUT, AUGER, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115094195			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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