Table: Noncompliance Records(NRs) in response to FP_2734_FOIA2017-00231_June 15, 2017

EstNbr EstName

NR#

Date

Task

Regs

Description

floor employee. They all agreed the thermometer
read 125 degrees Fahrenheit. This is in
noncompliance with 9 CFR 313.30(a)(2).
Establishment owner Arion Thiboumery was
notified verbally and in writing of this
noncompliance.



Table: Noncompliance Records(NRs) in response to FP_2734_FOIA2017-00231_June 15, 2017

EstNbr EstName NR# Date Task Regs Description

M4502. | Vermont 000021 | 05/31/2017 | 04C02 | 313.30 (a)(2) | At approximately 1:30pm while performing a

9 Packinghouse | 205553 routine Humane Handling task for HATs Category
LLC 1N-1 VIII Stunning Effectiveness, the following was

observed: A hog was moved into the stun box.
When the stunning employee sprayed the hog
with the sterilizer hose, the hog began to vocalize
and paddle his legs, escaping from the bottom of
the stun box. The hog ran around the slaughter
floor before being restrained by employees and
placed back in the stun box. The stunning
employee then stunned this hog with the
electrical stunner. After this situation, the
Inspector observed employees using this same
sterilizer hose on the next two swine which were
electrically stunned. The Inspector observed
steam rising from these hogs as they were washed
in the stun box before stunning. This hose is the
hot water sterilizer hose used for sterilizing
equipment, such as aprons. The Inspector asked
the employee in charge “Is this water too hot?”
After the Inspector asked this question, the
employee electrically stunned another animal,
washing the swine animal with the sterilizer hose.
Again, the Inspector observed the detail of steam
rising off the hog as it was being washed with the
sterilizer hose. The Inspector calledf{(S){(@)
HE oho contacted ESO. The
Inspector was instructed to place a U.S.
Retain/Reject tag No.B42088684 on the stun box
to prevent further injury to livestock.
arrived at the establishment and
requested a thermometer from fii
GOR provided
a thermometer toff(s)](@)), which she used to
test the water temperature of the sterilizer hose
that was used to wash the swine prior to
stunning J{G@JQII read a water temperature of
125 degrees Fahrenheit for the sterilizer hose. She
confirmed this temperature with

, and a third slaughter



Table: Noncompliance Records(NRs) in response to FP_2734_FOIA2017-00231_June 15, 2017

EstNbr EstName NR# Date Task Regs Description

M4502 | Vermont 000211 03/30/2017 | 04C02 | 313.15(a)(1) | The following noncompliance was observed and

9 Packinghouse | 403353 documented below by GEE: Category
LLC ON-1

VIII Stunning Effectiveness On Thursday March
30th, 2017, at 8:15am while performing a
Humane Handling task, the following was
observed. The stunner used a halter to restrain the
bovine, fired the captive bolt hitting the bovine,
but it continued to stand. The slaughter floor
supervisor immediately grabbed the .410
shotgun; and successfully fired a shot rendering
the bovine unconscious. The animal
remained unconscious during the hoisting and
bleeding steps. contacted her
supervisor] |, who after consulting
with instructed her to place a
retain/reject tag on the stun box, untif{()1@)
could be contacted regarding the humane
handling incident Regulatory control action was
taken mm (BY) | by placing a US
Regulatory tag #B43049910. The establishment
failed to comply with the regulatory requirements

was notified of the
noncompliance verbally, and establishment owner
Arion Thiboumery in writing.

of 9 CFR 313.15(a)(1). (B)(6)
a



Table: Noncompliance Records(NRs) in response to FP_2734_FOIA2017-00231_June 15, 2017

EstNbr EstName NR# Date Task Regs Description
M4502. | Vermont 000411 | 04/20/2017 | 04C02 | 313.15(a)(1) | Category VIII Stunning Effectiveness At 1:15pm
9 Packinghouse | 404212 on 4/20/17 while covering the slaughter

uc 1N-1 operations at VT Packing House #45029 fg

observed the stunning crew load an
animal (bovine) into the stun box, then halter the
animal to try and limit the head movement of the
animal. The stunning crew then proceeded to stun
the animal using a hand held captive bolt stun

gun. ESE heard the first stunning

attempt, and then heard the bovine start to
vocalize. watched the establishment
stunner grab for the 410 shotgun, visually
evaluate the area for safety, then call out ‘fire in
the hole’. Establishment stunner immediately
placed the second stun to render the animal
unconscious. The plant then rolled the animal out
of the stun box checked for consciousness and
proceeded to hoist the animal and bleed the
animal. CORE tagged the box with US
RETAINED TAG# B430049840. Slaughter floor
manager was informed the establishment could
not slaughter anymore animals at this time. This
is Noncompliant with 9CFR 313.15.



Table: Noncompliance Records(NRs) in response to FP_2734_FOIA2017-00231_June 15, 2017

EstNbr EstName NR# Date Task Regs Description

M4502 | Vermont 000080 05/23/2017 | 04C02 | 313.2, At approximately 10:10 am on 5/23/17 while

9 Packinghouse 805252 313.30 (a)(2), | performing a routine Humane Handling task for
LLC AN-1 313.30(b)(2) | HATs Category VII Observation for Slips and Falls,

the following was observed: IPP positioned at
the observation window located in the kill floor
break room, with a clear and unobstructed view
of the swine squeeze box, observed establishment
employees move a swine into the squeeze box at
which point IPP observed a second swine directly
behind it in the pen. Before a stun was
attempted, one of the swine in the squeeze box
jumped up onto the left side of the box and out
over the top of the box, falling approximately 4-5
feet and landing on the floor onto its head and
shoulder. The pig then stood up, at which point
IPP observed blood on its head. Prior to the fall,
IPP had not observed blood on the animal's head.
The pig then walked down the floor near the
scalder, where multiple establishment employees
calmly moved the pig slowly back into the pen.
IPP tagged the kill chute with Retain tag NO.
B43049884 to prevent any further injury to the
livestock. This is in noncompliance with 9 CFR
313.2 (a), 313.30(a)(2), and 313.30(b)(2).
Establishment owner Arion Thiboumery was
notified verbally and in writing of this
noncompliance.