Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105564686 - Travis Meats Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Knoxville Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 105564686

Report ID: 0454714

Date Opened: 07/14/1988

Site Address:
Travis Meats Inc
7710 Clinton Highway
Knoxville, TN 37849

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 670, Powell, TN 37849

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2013

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/15/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/18/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360285308

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$350
Current Penalty	$350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$350
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	07/25/1988	08/27/1988	$350	$350	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 978056

Event: 07/01/1988

Employee's fingers lacerated and amputated in meat auger

At 7:00 a.m. on July 1, 1988, Employee #1 had moved several boxes of lean bulk beef from a pallet to a stainless steel table. Employee #1 removed all the meat blocks from the boxes and opened the plastic that had been wrapped around one end of each block to allow the meat to slide from the meat wrapper. One partially frozen block of meat was still stuck to the plastic when it entered the auger. Employee #1 attempted to remove the plastic while the block was in the auger, but the weight of the meat on top of Employee #1's hand forced his hand into the auger. One finger was amputated and another was severely lacerated.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LACERATION, AUGER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105564686			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Butchers and meat cutters

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