Superior Grocers: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Apr 22, 2020 (fatal): Employee with covid-19 infection dies

On April 22, 2019, an employee who was off work due to a non- COVID-19 related workers compensation claim contracted COVID-19 and died. The employee had been placed off work due to an illness on March 24, 2020. The employee had not been at work and or visited the worksite since that date. The employer was notified by their third party administrator that the claim has been filed for the employee. The employer had little to no contact with the employee while be was off work and they were notified of his death on June 24, 2020.

Incident on Oct 17, 2017: Employee is injured when caught by roller

At 11:30 a.m. on October 16, 2017, Employee #1 was cleaning the tortilla machine. The employee used her left hand to access the housing of the product discharge point to manually remove maza dough from a roller. During cleaning, the machine was energized and the roller caught her hand. The machine drew the employee's hand in between the lower area of the roller and a horizontal surface below the roller. Employee #1's left hand was crushed and she sustained second degree burns to her left index finger. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Incident on Oct 2, 2017: Employee amputates left index finger with bone loss

At 10:00 a.m. on October 2, 2017, an employee was working for a supermarket or grocery store. He was using a Hobart Model Number 5801 meat bandsaw, with Serial Number 27-1010-223. He was cutting chuck steak for meat stew cubes. A latex glove he was wearing was pulled into the bandsaw. He sustained bone loss on the index finger on his left hand. A physician measured the bone loss at 2 millimeters (0.08 inches) in width and 5 millimeters (0.20 inches) in length. He was not hospitalized. The narrative reported an amputation, not just a bone loss.

Incident on Aug 20, 2013: Employee lacerates finger while using band saw

On August 18, 2013, Employee #1, a meat cutter, was using a meat band saw to cut pork sirloin meat. As the employee was cutting, a bone got caught in the blade causing his finger to slip towards the moving point of contact. Employee #1's ri ght pinky finger was lacerated and he reported to Proactive Clinic, where X-rays were taken and the wound was cleaned. The employee returned to the worksite and filled out paperwork and then went home. On August 22, 2013, Employee #1 went t o Lee Orthopaedic Institute, where he was evaluated. On August 28, 2013, the emp loyee received surgery and remained hospitalized.

Incident on Jan 12, 2012: Employee loses finger in band saw accident

On January 12, Employee #1 was engaged in sawing a section of beef on a Hobart b and saw. As Employee #1 pushed the beef through the saw blade, the meat slipped, and he inadvertently struck the saw blade at table level with his right index f inger, sustaining a severe laceration which resulted in amputation at the second digit. Employee #1 was taken to a local hospital for his injuries.

Incident on Jun 29, 2011: Employee amputates finger in meat slicer

At approximately 7:00 a.m. on June 29, 2011, Employee #1 was working at a retail grocery supermarket. A customer in the meat department requested a certain cut of pork ribs. Employee #1 did not adjust the meat saw guard while cutting the po rk meat ribs and the bone became stuck on the blade. Employee #1 pushed the pork rib meat with his right hand and his right hand slipped which resulted in the s aw blade cutting the right middle finger of his hand. Employee #1 was hospitaliz ed were surgery amputated his middle right finger with some bone loss.