Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1400310.015 - Premium Iowa Pork, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1400310.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 05/08/2019

Site Address:
Premium Iowa Pork, Llc
108 First Ave South
Hospers, IA 51238

Mailing Address:
108 First Ave South, Hospers, IA 51238

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311611/Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/08/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 11/22/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1452486	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$8,314	$0	$0	$622	$0	$8,936
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$8,814	$0	$8,814
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	Other	19100212 A03 III	10/09/2019		$8,314	$8,314	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040029 B01	10/09/2019	11/26/2019	$500	$622	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 117104.015

Event: 04/09/2019

Employee's thumb is amputated in meat saw

At approximately 3:45 p.m. on April 9, 2019, an employee was cutting pork loins with the use of a meat saw (Model 6614). The employee was feeding a pork loin into the meat saw, and the saw blade teeth "caught" the pork loin and rapidly pulled the loin and the employee's left hand into the blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his left thumb. The employee was treated but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Blade, Electric Saw, Meat Processing, Thumb

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1400310.015	1	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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