Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1453862.015 - Osceola Foods, Llc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1453862.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 01/02/2020

Site Address:
Osceola Foods, Llc.
1027 Warren Avenue
Osceola, IA 50213

Mailing Address:
1027 Warren Avenue, Osceola, IA 50213

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311612/Meat Processed from Carcasses

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/02/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/08/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1529369	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$8,051	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,051
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$8,051	$0	$8,051
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	88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2019)	05/29/2020	07/16/2020	$8,051	$8,051	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 124145.015

Event: 12/19/2019

Employee is crushed by when racking system leaves rails

At 3:30 p.m. on December 19, 2019, an employee working as a machine operator for a food manufacturer was working with two coworkers on a production line. The employee was filling the line suspended racking system with stuffed logs (product). The racking system rests on a Lowerator, which is lowered as the racking system is progressively filled with product. The employee and Coworker #1 attempted to physically pull the on the rack system. Upon pulling, the system came off of the rails onto the employee. The employee fractured his ribs, ruptured a spleen and broke a foot, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Abdomen, Caught Between, Chest, Contusion, Crushed, Falling Object, Food processing, Foot, Fracture, Inexperience, Lack of Engineering Controls, Machine operator, Malfunction, Material Handling, Pulling, Rail, Rib, Spleen, Training, Unstable Position

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1453862.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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