The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to Keystone Foods on Sept. 6, 2016, for 12 serious safety violations. OSHA began an investigation at the processing plant in Bakerhill Ala. after learning an employee suffered an amputation of the tip of his left index finger on March 7, 2016. The 65-year-old worker was cleaning an overhead saw and made contact with the unguarded saw blade, causing the injury.
After its investigation, OSHA identified violations that led them to issue serious citations for: