Inspection Detail
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Inspection: 1572987.015 - Jbs Usa Holdings, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Omaha
Site Address:
Jbs Usa Holdings, Inc.
555 S. Stuhr Rd
Grand Island, NE 68801
Mailing Address:
555 S. Stuhr Rd, Grand Island, NE 68801
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 311611/Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/02/2022
Emphasis: N:Covid-19, L:Meatindustry
Close Case:
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 1854589 | ||
Inspection | 1553601 | Yes |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $14,502 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,502 |
Current Penalty | $14,502 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,502 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100212 A01 | 05/04/2022 | $14,502 | $14,502 | $0 | 05/27/2022 | C - Contested |
Investigation Summary
At 3:30 p.m. on January 14, 2022, an employee, a Knock Box Team Lead, a coworker , a knocker, and the area general manager were trying to get a cow unstuck from the restrainer chute. The employee had raised the hydraulic restrainer lid to vi ew and access the stuck cow. The employee reached into the unguarded opening of the restrainer chute to use the small cartridge knocking tool to kill the cow wh en his impact vest hooked on the activation lever, and the heavy hydraulic lid c ame down crushing his head. Despite wearing a hockey type helmet, the employee s uffered fatal head injuries. The restraining chute side and lid components were locked out and deenergized when the employee entered into the chute, but not typ ically for raising the restraining lid and reaching into the opening created to access a stuck cow.
Keywords:animal, animal handler, blunt force, blunt force trauma, cover, dropped, falling object, farm, head, hydraulic, struck by
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 1572987.015 | Fatality |