Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1572987.015 - Jbs Usa Holdings, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1572987.015

Report ID: 0728900

Date Opened: 01/18/2022

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

Case Closed: 04/03/2025

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1854589

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
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

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 D04 I	05/04/2022		$14,502	$14,502	$0	05/27/2022	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 142822.015

Event: 01/14/2022

Employee is killed when head is crushed by chute restrainer

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 view 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 when his impact vest hooked on the activation lever, and the heavy hydraulic lid came down crushing his head. Despite wearing a hockey type helmet, the employee suffered fatal head injuries. The restraining chute side and lid components were locked out and deenergized when the employee entered into the chute, but not typically 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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1572987.015	48	M	Fatality

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