Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1535396.015 - Tj & Tj, Llc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1535396.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 06/09/2021

Site Address:
Tj & Tj, Llc.
405 Sherman Ave
Ackley, IA 50601

Mailing Address:
405 Sherman Ave, Ackley, IA 50601

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: 06/09/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 09/10/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1774380	Yes	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations				3		3
Initial Penalty	$8,096	$0	$0	$1,276	$0	$9,372
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,438	$0	$5,438
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	19100147 C01	07/13/2021	08/06/2021	$4,800	$8,096	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19040033 A	07/13/2021	08/06/2021	$319	$638	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02002	Other	19040039 A03	07/13/2021	08/06/2021	$319	$638	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 136186.015

Event: 05/21/2021

Employees amputates two fingertips in roll stock machine

At 7:03 p.m. on May 21, 2021, an employee working for a meat processing facility had run the top film around the rollers while setting up a Roll Stock Model R1-420 (Serial Number: 99412018) machine for production. The employee was pulling the top film down under the guard to make contact with the bottom film when the forming bucket lifted and caught the employee's right hand. The employee received treatment without hospitalization for amputated middle and ring fingertips.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bucket , Caught In, Contact, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Hand, Inexperience, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Meat Processing, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Partial Amputation, Power Roller, Production Line, Pulling, Roller--Mach/Part, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1535396.015	24	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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