Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316649714 - Tyson Food, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 316649714

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 08/15/2012

Site Address:
Tyson Food, Inc.
13500 I Court
Perry, IA 50220

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

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: 08/15/2012

Emphasis: L:Amputate, N:Amputate, S:Amputate

Case Closed: 06/06/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200535920	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$2,125	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,125
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$1,000
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Other	19100147 C04 I	09/19/2012	11/05/2012	$1,000	$2,125	$0	10/10/2012	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100147 C04 IIA	09/19/2012	11/05/2012	$0	$0	$0	10/10/2012	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200535284

Event: 07/25/2012

Employee Clearing Blower Sustains Amputation and Avulsion

On July 25, 2012, Employee #1 was maintaining machinery for Tyson Food, in Perry, Iowa. He was attempting to clear a jam in a bag scrap removal blower. Employee #1 did not lock out or tag out the blower prior to clearing the jam. The blower caught his fingers and amputated the index finger on Employee #1's left hand. In addition, he sustained the avulsion or degloving of his middle finger and laceration of his ring finger. Employee #1 was transported by a coworker to a hand specialist.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FAN, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, DEGLOVED, LOCKOUT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316649714			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinery maintenance occupations

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