Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1487473.015 - Swift Pork Company

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1487473.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 08/10/2020

Site Address:
Swift Pork Company
402 North 10th Avenue
Marshalltown, IA 50158

Mailing Address:
Po Box 280, Marshalltown, IA 50158

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 311611/Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/20/2020

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 12/02/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1637516	Yes	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	$8,051	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,051
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19100147 C07 I A	10/28/2020		$8,051	$8,051	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 128513.015

Event: 08/04/2020

Employee amputates fingertip while pushing product into wash

At 9:00 a.m. on August 4, 2020, an employee was pushing stomachs through a fabricated hopper past an air gate and into a LaParmentiere 100 washer. The stomachs got caught on part of the hopper and became backed up which required the employee to stand on a platform to access the hopper and begin clearing stomachs. The employee had his hand positioned under the air gate when it came down on his right ring finger. The employee amputated his fingertip and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Amputation, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Guard, Hopper, Jammed, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Meat Processing, Partial Amputation, Raised platform, Stomach, Unguarded, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1487473.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, related agricultural occupations

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