Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1546601.015 - Hormel Foods Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Madison Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1546601.015

Report ID: 0523300

Date Opened: 08/10/2021

Site Address:
Hormel Foods Corporation
3000 Kennedy Drive
Beloit, WI 53511

Mailing Address:
3000 Kennedy Drive, Beloit, WI 53511

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 311422/Specialty Canning

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/15/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 12/01/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1793036	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,295	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,295
Current Penalty	$6,201	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,201
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	Serious	19100147 C07 III C	10/26/2021		$6,201	$7,295	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 137954.015

Event: 07/31/2021

Employee?s hand is caught in moving conveyor during cleaning

At 2:47 a.m. on July 31, 2021, Employee #1 was performing sanitation work at a food production facility, cleaning the 4K metal detector conveyor with water. While the conveyor was running, the employee reached between the moving belts to remove meat from the north end roller. The left hand became caught between the moving conveyor belt and roller, resulting in multiple finger lacerations and soft tissue damage. No machine guarding was installed to prevent access to conveyor nip points. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Cleaning, Conveyor, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Hand, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Nip Point, Power Roller, Reach, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1546601.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Food Cleanup Worker

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