On June 11, 2021, employee [redacted] was operating a meat grinder at a retail grocery store owned by Respondent Good Food Concepts, LLC d/b/a/ Ranch Foods Direct (Ranch Foods or Respondent), when her hand got caught in the grinder. The accident resulted in the amputation of four of her fingers. In response to an accident complaint, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sent Compliance Safety and Health Officer (CSHO) David Morris to conduct a worksite inspection on June 15, 2021. As a result of the inspection, the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) issued two citations. Only Citation 1, Item 1 and Citation 2, Item 2 are relevant to this case. Citation 1, Item 1 alleges a Serious violation of 29 C.F.R. § 1910.212(a)(1) for failing to provide a machine guard on the meat grinder. Citation 2, Item 2 alleges an Other-Than-Serious violation of 29 C.F.R. § 1904.39(a)(2) for failing to report within 24 hours a work-related incident resulting in an in-patient hospitalization. The proposed penalty for Citation 1, Item 1 is $9,557, and the proposed penalty for Citation 2, Item 2 is $6,827.