CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
600 S. IOWA AVENUE, OTTUMWA, IA 52501 · NAICS 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
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Inspection records
May 4, 2009#313237356May 4, 2009Planned (H) · Partial scope, Health#313237356$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #313237356
Dates
- Opened
- May 4, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- May 5, 2009
- Closed
- May 6, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,400
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 600 S. Iowa Avenue, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Jun 25, 2008#312363856Jun 25, 2008Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#312363856$5,0001 viol.1 violation$5,000 in penalties
Inspection #312363856
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 25, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 14, 2008
- Closed
- Sep 12, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,400
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,000
- Penalties on Record
- $5,000
- Site Address
- 600 S. Iowa Avenue, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee amputates finger in belly press
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 III | Other | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Sep 10, 2008 | - | - |
Mar 18, 2008#311943732Mar 18, 2008Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#311943732$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #311943732
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 18, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 18, 2008
- Closed
- Mar 19, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,350
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 600 S. Iowa Avenue, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Sep 15, 2006#310082136Sep 15, 2006Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#310082136$3,0001 viol.1 violation$3,000 in penalties
Inspection #310082136
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 15, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 12, 2006
- Contested
- Dec 4, 2006
- Final Order
- May 8, 2007
- Closed
- Jun 20, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,200
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,000
- Site Address
- 600 S. Iowa Avenue, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | $3,000 | Dec 26, 2006 | Dec 4, 2006 | May 8, 2007 |
Nov 17, 2005#308262336Nov 17, 2005FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#308262336$50,0002 viol.2 violations$50,000 in penalties
Inspection #308262336
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 17, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 20, 2006
- Contested
- Feb 20, 2006
- Final Order
- Apr 13, 2006
- Closed
- Feb 16, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,300
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $75,000
- Penalties on Record
- $50,000
- Site Address
- 600 S. Iowa Avenue, Ottumwa, IA 52501
- Industry
- 311611 Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee is killed when backlog system collapses
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q02 I | Other | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | May 1, 2006 | Feb 20, 2006 | Apr 13, 2006 |
| 02001 | 880004 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $70,000 | $45,000 | Jun 1, 2006 | Feb 20, 2006 | Apr 13, 2006 |
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Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
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Standards cited
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