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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 306015520 - Hormel Foods Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office
Site Address:
Hormel Foods Corporation
900 S Platte Ave
Fremont, NE 68025
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 69, Fremont, NE 68025
Union Status: Union
SIC:2011
NAICS: 311611/Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/11/2003
Emphasis: L:Meatpack, S:Food Processing
Case Closed: 04/02/2003
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 200054039 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $17,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,500 |
| Current Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,500 | $0 | $7,500 |
| 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 | 19100023 C01 | 03/11/2003 | 03/28/2003 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 19100147 C04 II | 03/11/2003 | 03/28/2003 | $2,500 | $5,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100212 A01 | 03/11/2003 | 03/28/2003 | $2,500 | $5,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19100303 B02 | 03/11/2003 | 03/28/2003 | $2,500 | $5,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was cleaning in the area of a cardboard tote elevator. The elevator is used to bring cardboard totes from the loft area up above to the production floor below. He raised the elevator to the top and was cleaning underneath the elevator when the elevator came down crushing him. The elevator doors had an interlock on them that failed allowing the elevator to be raised with the doors open. The interlock is supposed to eliminate the operation of the elevator if the doors are open. Once the elevator reaches the top at the loft area a sensor identifies that the elevator is there and an automated system places a cardboard tote on the elevator and then the elevator is lowered back to the production floor below. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
Keywords: PINNED, CLEANING, INTERLOCK, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, ELEVATOR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 306015520 | Hospitalized injury | Bruise/Contus/Abras | Occupation not reported |