Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1451912.015 - Cargill Meat Solutions

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 1451912.015

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 12/17/2019

Site Address:
Cargill Meat Solutions
3115 S. Fig Avenue
Fresno, CA 93706

Mailing Address:
3115 S. Fig Avenue, Fresno, CA 93706

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311611/Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/23/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/09/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1521749

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$7,650	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,650
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$700	$0	$700
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.	02001	Other	4002(A)	04/23/2020		$700	$7,650	$0	05/01/2020	C - Contested

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 124158.015

Event: 11/23/2019

Finger is amputated when caught between shackle and bar

At 7:36 a.m. on November 23, 2019, an employee was in a meat processing plant, in the line that shackles the cow's hind leg with a chain for hoisting. While working the shackle machine, the employee was in the process of shackling the leg of a cow. A swinging chain touched a lever that actuated the hydraulic chain tightening process, catching the finger of the injured employee in the chain. The manual control mechanisms were not adequately guarded. The injury was the amputation of the end of a finger on the left hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Actuated, Amputated, Amputation, Animal, Caught Between, Chain, Finger, Hoist, Hydraulic, Hydraulic Equipment, Meat Processing, Shackle, Unguarded, Unguarded Live Parts

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1451912.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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