Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1541093.015 - Smithfield Foods - Denison

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1541093.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 07/09/2021

Site Address:
Smithfield Foods - Denison
800 Industrial Drive
Denison, IA 51442

Mailing Address:
800 Industrial Drive, Denison, IA 51442

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: 07/09/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 09/30/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1782350	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$25,763	$0	$0	$0	$0	$25,763
Current Penalty	$6,056	$0	$0	$18,944	$0	$25,000
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.	01001A	Other	19100147 C04 I	08/30/2021	10/15/2021	$9,472	$9,472	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Other	19100147 D05 I	08/30/2021	10/15/2021	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002	Other	19100147 C07 I	08/30/2021	10/15/2021	$9,472	$9,472	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19100219 H01	08/30/2021	10/15/2021	$6,056	$6,819	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 138359.015

Event: 06/29/2021

Employee amputates thumb tip when struck by forming machine

At 10:50 a.m. on June 29, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a meat processing facility was operating a Multivac Model #R245 Flexible Thermoforming Packaging Machine (Serial# Iowa 141417). The machine forms plastic trays at the south end which are then loaded with product and sealed in the middle and separated into individual packs at the north end. The trays are separated by longitudinal cross-cutting blades. When activated, a cross-cutting blade rises up from an area located below the conveyor belt. The edge of the blade then moves into a guard located above the cut packs before returning to the home position. Three packs became jammed between the blade that separated the packs and the blade guard. The employee had pulled two of the packs free and was reaching for the third when the blade activated. The blade contacted the employee's right hand. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputated thumb tip.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Caught Between, Cutter, Cutting, Die Blades, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Cycled, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Meat Processing, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Packaging, Packaging Machine, Packaging Machinery, Partial Amputation, Production Line, Shear, Sheared, Struck By, Thermoformer, Thumb, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1541093.015	39	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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