Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1554776.015 - Carthage System Genetics, Llc.

Inspection Information - Office: Kansas City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1554776.015

Report ID: 0728500

Date Opened: 09/24/2021

Site Address:
Carthage System Genetics, Llc.
2948 County Road 2425
Higbee, MO 65257

Mailing Address:
Po Box 220, Carthage, IL 62321

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 112210/Hog and Pig Farming

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/24/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/22/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1815483

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$29,004	$0	$0	$0	$0	$29,004
Current Penalty	$21,753	$0	$0	$0	$0	$21,753
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	5A0001	03/18/2022	04/13/2022	$10,877	$14,502	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	5A0001	03/18/2022	05/31/2022	$10,877	$14,502	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139533.015

Event: 09/23/2021

Worker operating power washer is electrocuted as GFCI fails

At 6:30 p.m. on September 23, 2021, an employee was working for a firm that helped farmers raise pigs from birth to slaughter. He was operating a 240-volt single phase Aladdin power washer to clean farrowing room #5. The ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) on the outlet he was using failed to activate. The employee received an electric shock from the electric current traveling down the hose and onto the wand. He was electrocuted.

Keywords: Agriculture, Cleaning, Current Leakage, Defective Equipment, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical, Electrical Fault, Electrocuted, Equipment Failure, Equipment Grounding, Equipment Operator, Ground Fault, Outlet, Water, Wet

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1554776.015	22	M	Fatality

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