OSHA inspectors have visited Cooper Farms Processing in Ohio one time.
It opened on Apr 3, 2020 on a referral, in Saint Henry.
In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $24,097; today they stand at $18,073, 25% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,874 penalty. Cooper Farms Processing averages $18,073 across 1 cited inspection.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 344717582 OPENED APR 3, 2020Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 695 employees at the site · Closed Sep 2, 2020
1 Cooper Farm Drive, Saint Henry, OH 45883 · Poultry Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 25, 2020: Employee's fingers are partially amputated by tail quill pul
At 12:30 p.m. on March 25, 2020, an employee was preparing to clean the platform from blood. The employee was working in the Picker Room. The employee was tasked with cleaning blood from the platform ("drip pan"). The Tail Quill Puller ("the skinner") was located on that platform (about four feet above the floor of the platform), and the skinner was running. The employee stated that he placed the water hose on the platform between the skinner and the wall; he did it from the ground below the platform. Then, he climbed on the platform and went to retrieve the water hose. He stated: "I walked toward the skinner where I set my hose; I kneeled down in front of the skinner to grab the hose, and I put my hand on the skinner for balance. That's when the skinner pulled my right hand; it/the skinner was running, and it pulled my hand between two rollers in the center." As a result, all four fingers on the employee's right hand was partially amputated. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $13,494 | $10,121 | Jul 8, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a |
Serious | $10,603 | $7,952 | Jul 8, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 8, 2020 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Jun 7, 2023, Saint Henry: Hospitalization · fractures · ankle(s)
On June 7, 2023, an employee was walking through the facility when she slipped on a piece of turkey fat and fell, fracturing her ankle.
Apr 18, 2023, Saint Henry: Hospitalization · fractures · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
An employee was standing on an 8-foot step ladder tightening a bolt on the auto-cropping machine in the evisceration department. The wrench the employee was using came loose, causing him to lose balance and fall 3-5 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee sustained fractures to the right radius and right ilium.
Mar 25, 2020, Saint Henry: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
On March 25, 2020, an employee was sanitizing equipment when he lost his balance. The moving parts of a poultry machine (a tail quill puller) caught his right hand, amputating four ringers.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
