Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306679705 - Fort Dodge Foods, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 306679705

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 10/28/2003

Site Address:
Fort Dodge Foods, Llc
3830 Maple Drive
Fort Dodge, IA 50501

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2013

NAICS: 311612/Meat Processed from Carcasses

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/12/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/25/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200523900	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$2,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,250
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 A03 II	12/22/2003	02/10/2004	$2,250	$4,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200527315

Event: 10/14/2003

Employee amputates finger in jar filling machine

On October 14, 2003, an employee operating a jar filling machine had the tip of the middle finger amputated when he activated the machine with his hand still in the feed hopper. The machine being operated used an air cylinder plunger to move the meat product horizontally into a glass jar positioned on its side. In order to prevent the meat product from missing the target jar, a stainless steel door closes to form a cylinder of the meat hopper. The door and plunger were activated using the hand operated air valve lever. The employee activated the machine before removing his hand from the hopper area. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: MEAT STUFFING MACH, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306679705			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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