Inspection Detail

Inspection: 317336998 - Tyson Pet Products, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 317336998

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 09/24/2013

Site Address:
Tyson Pet Products, Inc.
812 3rd Street Nw
Independence, IA 50644

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 431, Independence, IA 50644

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2048

NAICS: 311119/Other Animal Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/27/2013

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

Case Closed: 03/27/2014

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200537322	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$4,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,250
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,000	$0	$2,000
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.	01001	Other	19100132 D01	10/15/2013	10/18/2013	$2,000	$2,125	$0	10/25/2013	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100212 A01	10/15/2013	10/18/2013	$0	$2,125	$0	10/25/2013	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200536035

Event: 09/14/2013

Employee Partially Amputates Thumb Clearing Drain

At approximately 3:50 a.m. on September 14, 2013, Employee #1, with Tyson Pet Products, Inc., was clearing a drain with a drain cleaning machine (Ridgid Kollman; (Model Number: K-750). Employee #1 was unclogging a floor drain located in the east side packaging area. Employee #1 attempted to stabilize the cable that was in the drain with his left hand and control the foot pedal with his right hand, to advance the cable forward. The cable became stuck and continued to rotate, opening the coils. When the cable cleared a blockage from the drain, the coils shut, pinching Employee #1's rubber glove on his left hand. Employee #1 pulled his hand back and noticed that a portion of his left thumb was missing. Employee #1 attempted to find the amputated portion of his thumb, unsuccessfully. On his way to the nurse's office, Employee #1 stopped to wash his hand off and wrap paper towels around his injured thumb. He was immediately taken to the hospital. A coworker found the missing portion of the thumb and brought it to the emergency room of the hospital. Employee #1 was hospitalized. The amputated portion of his thumb could not be successfully reattached.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, DRAIN PIPE, PINNED, STUCK, CLEANING, FOOT CONTROL, THUMB, CLOGGED, NIP POINT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317336998			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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