Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101927481 - Armour Processing Meat Company

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 101927481

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 05/12/1986

Site Address:
Armour Processing Meat Company
1401 S. Eisenhower
Mason City, IA 50401

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 341, Mason City, IA 50401

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2011

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/12/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/28/1987

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$210	$0	$0	$0	$0	$210
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Serious	19100212 A01	05/19/1986	05/24/1986	$210	$210	$0	05/23/1986	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14453757

Event: 05/12/1986

THUMB TIP AMPUTATED IN MEAT GRINDER

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS NORMALLY A STUFFER, BUT WAS OPERATING THE GRINDER ON THIS PARTICULAR OCCASION. THE GRINDER HEAD HAD 9 HOLES, 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER, WHERE THE GROUND MEAT IS EXTRUDED. EMPLOYEE #1 TURNED THE MACHINE OFF, BUT ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN THE MEAT OFF BEFORE THE HEAD CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HIS THUMB, STILL IN A GLOVE, ENTERED ONE OF THE 2 INCH OPENINGS AND WAS AMPUTATED. THE GRINDER WAS MADE BY THE WEILER COMPANY, SERIAL NUMBER 77163. THE GRINDING MACHINE HAS BEEN RAISED 6 INCHES SO THAT ITS BOTTOM IS NOW 60 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR. THE COMPANY INSTALLED AN 11 INCH DIAMETER GUARD ON THE MACHINE APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, THUMB, UNGUARDED, MEAT GRINDER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101927481			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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