Inspection Detail

Inspection: 110346186 - Con Agra Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 110346186

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 06/22/1994

Site Address:
Con Agra Inc.
Hwy 80 W.
Arcadia, LA 71001

Mailing Address:
Po Box 90, Arcadia, LA 71001

Union Status: Union

SIC:2015

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/22/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/26/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361129182

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$1,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,250
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	07/26/1994	07/29/1994	$1,250	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170080063

Event: 06/20/1994

Employee killed when caught in rotating parts

Employee #1, a packer, was attempting to clean out a paw chiller (a trough measuring 24 inches wide, 26 inches deep, and 15 feet long with two rotating paddles, which rotates paws, i.e., chicken feet, and crushed ice together to chill paws for shipping). The top of the open chiller trough was 57 inches above floor level. With paddles still rotating, Employee #1 was shoving paws to the end of the chiller trough. One of the rotating paddles caught his right hand and pulled him over the side into the trough. His body became entangled in the two rotating paddles and he died as the result of a broken neck.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROTATING PARTS, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, TROUGH, NECK, ENTANGLED, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110346186			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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