Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1460047.015 - Packers Sanitation Services Inc., Ltd.

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1460047.015

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 01/30/2020

Site Address:
Packers Sanitation Services Inc., Ltd.
National Beef Packing Company, Llc. 1501 East 8th Street
Liberal, KS 67901

Mailing Address:
3681 Prism Lane, Kieler, WI 53812

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561720/Janitorial Services

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/31/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 05/19/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1537603	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 123639.015

Event: 01/26/2020

Employee amputates leg when cleaning near auger

At 2:00 a.m. on January 26, 2020, Employee #1 was cleaning equipment at a meat packing facility. He was rinsing a Sepamatic machine chute using a high-pressure water hose while standing on a neighboring piece of equipment, a Presizer. The area where he was standing was a metal ledge that was 3 inches wide and 12 inches above the floor. The Sepamatic machine auger area was open/unguarded, and it was powered on. Employee #1 lost his balance and stepped off the Presizer ledge and into the opening of the Sepamatic moving auger, which caused amputation of his left leg at the knee. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Caught In, Leg, Lockout/Tagout, Lost Balance, Rotating Parts, Unguarded, Unguarded Live Parts

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1460047.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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