Progressive Processing LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Aug 27, 2020: Employee amputates distal pads of fingers due to obstructed

At 1:31 p.m. on August 27, 2020, an employee was moving a cart of product from the retort over to the labeler machine. The employee was unable to see over the top of the cart to locate a concrete bollard that was located nearby. The employee's right hand became caught between the metal cart that was being pushed and the concrete bollard. The employee suffered an amputation of the distal pads of the right middle and ring fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident on May 23, 2020: Employee bruises face and fractures hip when struck in head

At 10:23 p.m. on May 23, 2020, two employees were cleaning a 4-inch by approximately 50-foot food processing line. A coworker inserted a 4-inch by 8-inch rubber skud and closed the processing line. The coworker pressurized the processing line to approximately 80-90 psi with plant air. The skud traveled the food processing line to the dead head, at which time Employee #1 removed the dead head. Pressure was not released beforehand, and the skud ejected out of the 4-inch pipe and struck Employee #1 in the head, causing a fall to the concrete ground from a 6-foot ladder. Employee #1 sustained facial bruising and a fractured right hip and was hospitalized.

Incident on Feb 28, 2020: Employee suffers forearm laceration while using angle grinde

At 3:06 p.m. on February 28, 2020, Employee #1 was removing a stripped-out bolt from an Ellis brand Mitre Band Saw (Model Number 1800) using a Metabo 6-inch hand grinder (Model Number WEP 15-150 Quick) to change out a bearing. The employee attempted to cut behind the head of the bolt while holding the angle grinder in his non-dominant left hand. While running, the grinder cutting disc caught and caused the grinder to slip and fall from his hand. The angle grinder came in contact with the employee's right forearm, and he was hospitalized and treated for a right forearm laceration.

Incident on Apr 2, 2019: Employee troubleshooting blancher/cooker burns leg

At 6:45 a.m. on April 2, 2019, an employee was working for a firm that made food using meat processed from carcasses. He was working as a technician. He was working inside vegetable preparation room number 128. He was troubleshooting a motor noise on an East Lyco model number CKFP 1-meter by 180-millimeter (40-inch by 7-inch) Clean-Flow blancher/cooker, with serial number 4007P56552. He hit or kicked a drain valve on the equipment on the blancher/cooker. Hot water, at a temperature of at least 93 degrees Celsius (200 degrees Fahrenheit), was released onto his lower extremities. He suffered burns to one or both legs. He was hospitalized for two or more days.