Since 2012, OSHA inspectors have visited George's, Inc. in Missouri 9 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Sep 13, 2022 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Butterfield.
In all, OSHA issued 7 citation items: 7 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $64,420; today they stand at $44,003, 32% less.
The rule cited most here is Section 5(a)(1) (the General Duty Clause), 2 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,874 penalty. George's, Inc. averages $7,226 across 5 cited inspections.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
It reported 4 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 346216401 OPENED SEP 13, 2022Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 723 employees at the site · Closed Mar 3, 2023
County Road W, Butterfield, MO 65625 · Poultry Hatcheries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 12, 2022 (fatal): Employee is killed in lawn mower rollover
At 11:45 a.m. on September 12, 2022, an employee was mowing a lawn on a riding lawn mower when it rolled over into a culvert. The employee was crushed by the lawnmower and died.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $14,502 | $11,602 | Dec 22, 2022 | Final |
Inspection 343905634 OPENED APR 3, 2019Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 850 employees at the site · Closed Jul 5, 2019
9066 State Highway W, Cassville, MO 65625 · Poultry Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 26, 2019: Employee amputates index finger when crushed by chain and sp
At 8:45 p.m. on March 6, 2019, an employee was moving box lids on the conveyor when he reached through a hole on the knuckle chain with his right hand and severely crushed his index finger. The employee amputated his finger to the first knuckle and was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $13,260 | $9,282 | May 30, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 342633674 OPENED SEP 13, 2017Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 931 employees at the site · Closed Dec 26, 2017
9066 State Hwy W, Cassville, MO 65625 · Poultry Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 5, 2017: Employee sustains fingertip amputation on bagger element jaw
At 11:30 a.m. on September 5, 2017, Employee #1 was troubleshooting a jam in the bagger element. The employee bypassed the guard, and did not lockout the equipment before he attempted to clear out the jam. The moving jaws of the bagger element amputated his left middle fingertip.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $11,408 | $6,845 | Oct 23, 2017 | Final |
Inspection 342450061 OPENED JUL 5, 2017Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 926 employees at the site · Closed Jul 5, 2017
9066 State Highway W, Cassville, MO 65625 · Poultry Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 19, 2017: Employee is cleaning meat slicer and cuts off finger tip
At 6:00 p.m. on May 19, 2017, an employee was cleaning a meat cutting machine and reached in it with a finger to grab a piece of fat. The employee's finger touched the rotating blade and cut the tip off from it.
No citations from this inspection.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 4 reports on file.
Mar 26, 2019, Cassville: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was moving box lids on a conveyor. A knuckle chain caught his right hand and severely smashed part of his index finger. The finger was medically amputated to the first knuckle.
Sep 5, 2017, Cassville: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to unjam a chicken bagging machine when the machine cycled and amputated the employee's middle finger up to the first joint.
May 19, 2017, Cassville: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was hosing down floors with water when he noticed a piece of chicken stuck in an external neck skin cutter and attempted to remove it. The cutter's moving blades then amputated his left index fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time.
Dec 29, 2015, Cassville: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee had three fingers on the right hand crushed when the glove that the employee was wearing got caught in a gear. Part of one finger had to be surgically amputated.
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.
