Inspection Detail

Inspection: 115096661 - Agriprocessors, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa

Inspection Nr: 115096661

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 04/03/2001

Site Address:
Agriprocessors, Inc.
220 West Street
Postville, IA 52162

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 920, Postville, IA 52162

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2011

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 04/18/2001

Emphasis: S:General Industry, S:Phone & Fax Complaints

Case Closed: 01/07/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	203492590	Yes	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	9					9
Current Violations	5			4		9
Initial Penalty	$23,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$23,400
Current Penalty	$9,400	$0	$0	$2,000	$0	$11,400
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100038 A05 III	05/07/2001	06/22/2001	$1,400	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100095 B01	05/07/2001	06/22/2001	$2,000	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100095 C01	05/07/2001	07/31/2001	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003	Other	19100120 Q01	05/07/2001	06/22/2001	$750	$3,150	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004	Other	19100132 A	05/07/2001	05/24/2001	$500	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01005	Serious	19100134 A02	05/07/2001	07/31/2001	$2,000	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01006	Other	19100146 C03	05/07/2001	08/22/2001	$750	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01007A	Serious	19100147 C01	05/07/2001	06/22/2001	$2,000	$4,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01007B	Serious	19100147 F03 I	05/07/2001	06/22/2001	$0	$0	$0	-
10.	01008	Serious	19101030 C01 I	05/07/2001	07/31/2001	$2,000	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01009	Other	19101200 F09	05/07/2001	05/17/2001	$0	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200523652

Event: 04/01/2001

Employee Injured When Finger Amputated By Food Grinder

Employee #1 was tearing down the Wolfking Grinder in the sausage kitchen. The grinder was being tore down in preparation for sanitation. Employee #1 turned the machine on and reached in while machine was running. The grinder amputated the left middle finger of Employee #1. The amputation occurred below the nail and Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords:grinder, amputated, food preparation, finger, caught by

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	115096661			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Crushing and grinding machine operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.