Inspection Detail

Inspection: 317022036 - The Smithfield Packing Company, Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 317022036

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 05/01/2013

Site Address:
The Smithfield Packing Company, Incorporated
15855 Nc Hwy 87 West
Tar Heel, NC 28392

Mailing Address:
15855 Hwy 87 West, Tar Heel, NC 28392

Union Status: Union

SIC:2011

NAICS: 311611/Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/30/2013

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/10/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100364827

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$6,300	$0	$6,300
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	Other	19100219 H01	08/08/2013	08/13/2013	$0	$6,300	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200361665

Event: 04/30/2013

Employee Fractures Arm When Caught by Rotating Taper Lock

On April 30, 2013, Employee #1 was working on the cut floor in line cryovac. The lines traveling on the shrink tunnel take away conveyor became jammed at a 90 degree turn. The employee went to the 90 degree turn on the take away conveyor to free the lines. Employee #1 reached her left arm over the conveyor's drive motor and gear box. The rotating taper lock components of the gear box were not guarded, and the employee's left arm sleeve became entangled in the rotating taper lock components. Employee #1 suffered a fractured arm. The employee was taken to an area hospital, where she was treated for an arm fracture. The employee was hospitalized for twenty-four hours.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROTATING PARTS, JAMMED, CONVEYOR, ARM, ENTANGLED, GEAR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317022036			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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