Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309574648 - Jennie-O Turkey Store Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 309574648

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 02/03/2006

Site Address:
Jennie-O Turkey Store Inc
123 S 5th Ave E
Melrose, MN 56352

Mailing Address:
704 N Broadway, Pelican Rapids, MN 56572

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2015

NAICS: 311615/Poultry Processing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/14/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/01/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100510783

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$31,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$31,000
Current Penalty	$31,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$31,000
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100147 C07 IIIA	05/04/2006	05/14/2006	$3,000	$3,000	$0	-
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 C09	05/04/2006	05/14/2006	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01001C	Serious	19100147 D04 I	05/04/2006	05/14/2006	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	01002	Serious	19100303 B01	05/04/2006	05/09/2006	$3,000	$3,000	$0	-
5.	01003	Serious	52050710	05/04/2006	05/08/2006	$25,000	$25,000	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200514040

Event: 02/02/2006

Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Barrel Dumper

At approximately 10:30 p.m. on February 2, 2006, Employee #1 was working at a turkey processing facility. He was standing inside the framework for a barrel dumper while helping clean out the pregrinder in the facility's bib-on room. He reached over and turned the switch on the barrel dumper. The mechanism started moving up, and Employee #1 was caught between a support pole and the framework for the dumper. He sustained crushing injuries to his chest and was killed.

Keywords: CHEST, FOOD PREPARATION, ELECTRICAL, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, DUMPER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309574648			Fatality	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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