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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 305278111 - Patrick Cudahy, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Milwaukee Area Office
Site Address:
Patrick Cudahy, Inc.
3500 E. Barnard Avenue
Cudahy, WI 53110
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:2011
NAICS: 311611/Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/10/2003
Emphasis: S:Food Processing
Case Closed: 11/03/2004
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100120898 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Current Violations | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $126,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $0 | $148,500 |
| Current Penalty | $9,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $63,000 | $72,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100332 B01 | 11/24/2003 | 12/12/2003 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100332 B02 | 11/24/2003 | 12/12/2003 | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100333 A02 | 11/24/2003 | 10/12/2004 | $2,250 | $4,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19100333 C05 | 11/24/2003 | 01/16/2004 | $2,250 | $4,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01005 | Other | 19100335 B01 | 11/24/2003 | 01/16/2004 | $0 | $4,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 6. | 01006A | Serious | 19100332 B01 | 11/24/2003 | 10/12/2004 | $4,500 | $0 | $0 | Q - National Office Adjustment | ||
| 7. | 01006B | Serious | 19100332 B02 | 11/24/2003 | 10/12/2004 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Q - National Office Adjustment | ||
| 8. | 02001 | Willful | 19100335 A01 I | 11/24/2003 | 12/01/2003 | $63,000 | $63,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 9. | 02002 | Willful | 19100335 A02 I | 11/24/2003 | 12/01/2003 | $63,000 | $63,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 10. | 02003A | Unclass | 19100335 A01 I | 11/24/2003 | 01/16/2004 | $63,000 | $0 | $0 | Q - National Office Adjustment | ||
| 11. | 02003B | Unclass | 19100335 A02 I | 11/24/2003 | 01/16/2004 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Q - National Office Adjustment |
Investigation Summary
On May 26, 2003, a crew of electricians and utilities personnel for Patrick Cudahy, Inc., had completed an annual cleaning of electrical utilization substations #1 and #2 within the company food processing facilities. To facilitate cleaning of the substations, the plant was switched from outside utility supplied power to supplied power from emergency generators. After the substations were cleaned, the process to switch from the generator power back to the outside supplied utility power was started. When powering down of the generators to facilitate the switch back to the utility supplied power, the auto switching mechanism would not disengage. It was determined that the switching problem was isolated to the outside switchgear that housed a three phase in-feed power supply of 13.2 KV and a 120 volt, 4 amp switchgear motor. During the trouble shooting process to engage the switchgear to switch over to utility power, a ground fault or phase to phase fault occurred causing an arc flash and blast to occur engulfing the Electrical Supervisor, Lead Electrician and Instrumentation Mechanic in fire. The Employees received body encompassing second and third degree burns. All three employees were hospitalized for treatment of their burns.
Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, CLEANING, ELECTRICIAN, FIRE, SWITCHGEAR, ELECTRIC GENERATOR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 305278111 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 305278111 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | ||
| 3 | 305278111 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |