Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1374970.015 - West Liberty Foods

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1374970.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 01/30/2019

Site Address:
West Liberty Foods
2225 East Commerce Drive Po Box 272
Mount Pleasant, IA 52641

Mailing Address:
2225 East Commerce Drive Po Box 272, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311615/Poultry Processing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/30/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/11/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1416409	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$20,325	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,325
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$20,325	$0	$20,325
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19100178 L04 II B	02/18/2019	02/28/2019	$11,086	$11,086	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	19100178 N06	02/18/2019	03/14/2019	$9,239	$9,239	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 113137.015

Event: 01/12/2019

Employee fractures leg and bruises ankle when caught between

At 7:56 p.m. on January 12, 2019, an employee was walking into a hallway while pulling a pallet jack behind. The employee positioned the jack and a coworker set down a pallet of meat on the jack while moving it closer to the wall. The employee was struck by the forklift and was pinned between the jack and forklift, fracturing his left leg and sustained a foot and ankle contusion. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Caught Between, Contusion, Foot, Forklift, Fracture, Jack, Leg, Pallet

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1374970.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Housekeepers and butlers

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