Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1581180.015 - Swift Prepared Foods

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 1581180.015

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 03/02/2022

Site Address:
Swift Prepared Foods
2650 23rd Ave.
Council Bluffs, IA 51502

Mailing Address:
2650 23rd Ave Attn: Maria Mares, Council Bluffs, IA 51502

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311612/Meat Processed from Carcasses

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/02/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/29/2023

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1869930	Yes	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$9,753	$0	$0	$1,095	$0	$10,848
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100212 A01	07/25/2022	09/09/2022	$0	$9,753	$0	08/15/2022	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Other	19100304 B03 II C 3	07/25/2022	09/09/2022	$0	$1,095	$0	08/15/2022	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 144196.015

Event: 02/23/2022

Employee cleaning meat slicer suffers amputation, laceration

At 5:15 p.m. on February 23, 2022, an employee was working for a firm that prepared meat from carcasses. He was at a meat processing plant. He was operating a CashinEDGE model CS bacon slicer, with serial number 15141. He was removing bits and pieces of bacon from the inside of the machine to discard them. The slicer was still running. He was using his gloved right hand. As the employee reached under the shroud of the slicer's blade, toward the point of operation, the index and middle fingers on his right hand came into contact with the rotating blade. The employee suffered the amputation of his right index finger and a laceration to his right middle finger. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Finger, Laceration, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Meat Processing, Meat Slicing Machine, Point Of Operation, Reach, Reaching, Rotating Knife, Rotating Parts, Struck Against

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1581180.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury

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