The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Monday that it cited Cincinnati-based Zwanenberg Food Group USA following a temporary worker’s amputation injury in June.
The food processing company was cited for two repeat violations and issued $242,197 in proposed penalties after the kitchen worker, who had been on the job for seven months, had a finger amputated after reaching into a meat grinder. The incident occurred at the company’s Cincinnati plant.
OSHA cited Zwanenberg for not having required machine guarding and failing to train workers on its lockout/tagout procedures.
Another Zwanenberg employee suffered a leg amputation in 2022, which led to $1.9 million in proposed penalties. The company is currently contesting that citation and the penalties.
Zwanenberg, which has 12 production facilities across the U.S., has contested the latest citation and proposed penalties.