Meat Processor JBS Foods Cited by Regulators for Arm Amputation

The amputation of a worker’s arm at a JBS Foods Inc. beef processing plant in Greeley, Colo., has led to OSHA proposing a $174,566 fine against the company.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration released the JBS citations Thursday following a request from Bloomberg Law.

The worker, at the end of a shift on Feb. 17, was cleaning around a moving conveyor belt when the worker’s clothing was caught in gears driving the belt, leading to the amputation, according to one of the OSHA citations.

The safety agency cited JBS for an alleged willful violation of a rule requiring ...