Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1439449.015 - Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.
Inspection Information - Office: Naperville Area Office
Site Address:
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.
410 Kirk Rd
Saint Charles, IL 60174
Mailing Address:
410 Kirk Rd, Saint Charles, IL 60174
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 424470/Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/31/2020
Emphasis: N:Amputate
Case Closed: 03/12/2020
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1508436 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $30,458 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $30,458 |
| Current Penalty | $9,445 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,445 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100212 A01 | 02/05/2020 | 03/02/2020 | $9,445 | $13,494 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19101030 F01 I | 02/05/2020 | 03/26/2020 | $0 | $8,482 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19101030 G02 II A | 02/05/2020 | 03/26/2020 | $0 | $8,482 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At 3:45 p.m. on October 12, 2019, an employee was operating a meat grinder and was trying to clean out the shaft on the bone collector. The bone collector contained bone and fat not wanted in the final product. Inside the shaft was a moving piston that moved from left to right. The bone collector was designed to push unwanted bones and fat that dropped down inside a tube and into a garbage can. At times, excess meat, bones, oil and fat would get stuck behind the piston. When attempting the clean the shaft, the employee placed his right index finger inside the machine and was caught by the piston. The employee was hospitalized to treat a right index fingertip amputation.
Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught By, Cleaning, Fingertip, Meat Grinder, Meat Processing, Piston
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1439449.015 | 1 | M | Hospitalized injury | Machine operators, not specified |
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