OSHA Inspection: PATRICK CUDAHY

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Mar 12, 1990

Penalty

Initial $10,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Mar 12, 1990

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Mar 12, 1990

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Mar 12, 1990

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Mar 12, 1990

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Mar 12, 1990

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Mar 12, 1990

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Mar 12, 1990

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Mar 12, 1990

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Mar 12, 1990

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Aug 7, 1990

Penalty

Initial $10,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Aug 7, 1990

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Aug 7, 1990

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Feb 11, 1992

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Sep 30, 1992

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Aug 7, 1990

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Dec 11, 1991

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Aug 7, 1990

Penalty

Initial $10,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Aug 7, 1990

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Aug 7, 1990

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Sep 30, 1994

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Sep 30, 1994

Issued

Feb 6, 1990

Abate by

Aug 7, 1990

Issued

Sep 28, 1989

Abate by

Nov 29, 1989

Penalty

Initial $560 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to:
(a) Employees working in the sliced bacon department at the bacon
positions were exposed to the increased risk of developing back disorder
in cumulative trauma disorders while grabbing, lifting and placing 15-20
pound pork bellies. the employer failed to prevent the risk through
to prevent the hazard through available engineering or administrative
clude but are not limited to: 1. Providing adjustible height and example
adjustable pallet height equipment and unloading stations at the bacon
and bending with 15-20 pound bellies. 2. Adjust the work station heights
height of work stations to reduce the lifting distance where feasible.
(b) Employees working in the belly pump department at the wizard
press decomber positions were exposed to the ergonomic stressors re-
disorders while performing lifting, twisting and bending motions to
from the bellies in a cold environment. The employer failed to prevent
prevent the risk through available enginnering or administrative con-
Feasible controls include but are not limited to: 1. Provide hand tools
face area of the work tables at wizard knife positions to reduce the
bellies at the bacon press area. 2. Adjust the height of the work
tion heights to reduce the lifting stresses where feasible.
portion of the unloading table at the bacon press area so that the
hanging positions were exposed to the increased risk of developing back
ing activity.
15-20 pound bellies during loading and unloading the smokehouse tiers.
positions were exposed to the ergonomic stressors resulting in cumula-
or administratrive controls. Feasible controls include but are not lim-
bellies. this is done in a cold environment. The employer failed to
prevent the hazard through available engineering or administrative con-
feasible. 2. Lower overhead conveyor height to reduce lift height for
height of the work station to reduce the lifting distance where feasi-
(d) Employees working in the sliced luncheon meat department at the
slid directly from pallets onto the slicing machine conveyors.
back disorders while performing pushing and pulling motions to transport
scaler/downgrader positions were exposed to the ergonomic stres-
the risk through available engineering or administrative controls. Feasi
ing grabbing, pinching and placing of bacon product while exposed to a
ing and unloading equipment to eliminate manual, Overhead repetitive
able engineering or administrative controls. Feasible controls include
sausage trees.
1. Supply higher value insulating gloves to employees to reduce the risk
tierro-mat positions were exposed to the increased risk of developing
position work stations closer to the pan stacker to eliminate reaching
The employer failed to prevent the risk through available engineering
slicing line pace to reduce stress. 4. Adjust the height of work station
ed to: 1. Use of lifting equipment to assist operator while loading roll
(e) Employees working in the sliced bacon department at the packer
Abatement Schedule
tive trauma disorders while performing exagerated hand motions to pack,
Area director outlining & schedule for the implementation of
ment. The employer failed to prevent the hazard through available
exposures to hazardous substances as referenced in this cita-
are not limited to:
the following actions which must be consistent with the abate-
where feasible. 2. Investigate and implement the use of automatic pack-
(1) Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options:
(f) Employees working in the sliced bacon department at the con-
(3) Procurement, installation and operation of selected con-
cumulative trauma disorders during repetitive reaching and grabbing of
(4) Testing and acceptance or modification/redesign of con-
to prevent the hazard through available engineering or administrative
All proposed control measures shall be approved for each
slicing line to reduce stress. 2. Adjust the height of work stations to
other technically qualified person. 60-day progress reports
sulating gloves to reduce the risks of cumulative trauma disorder due
Step 2-Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of
(g) Employees working in the sliced bacon department at the tucker-
fication of their effectiveness in achieving compliance.
cumulative trauma disorders during repetitive hand and arm motions of
pushing vacuum packer bacon product into paper containers while exposed
to cold environment. The employer failed to prevent the hazard through
available engineering or administrative controls. Feasible controls in-
clude but are not limited to: 1. Investigate feasibility of automatic
tucking station equipment and implement if feasible. 2. Adjust the
height of work stations to reduce the lifting and reaching distance
where feasible. 3. supply higher value insulating gloves to reduce the
risks of cumulative trauma disorder due to the cold envirnoment.

Issued

Sep 28, 1989

Abate by

Oct 14, 1989

Penalty

Initial $560 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Sep 28, 1989

Abate by

Oct 1, 1989

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $200 Reduced

Issued

Sep 28, 1989

Abate by

Oct 7, 1989

Penalty

Initial $560 · Current $400 Reduced

Issued

Sep 28, 1989

Abate by

Oct 14, 1989

Penalty

Initial $560 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Sep 28, 1989

Abate by

Nov 29, 1989

Penalty

Initial $240 · Current $160 Reduced

Issued

Sep 28, 1989

Abate by

Nov 29, 1989

Penalty

Initial $240 · Current $160 Reduced

Issued

Sep 28, 1989

Abate by

Oct 14, 1989

Issued

Sep 28, 1989

Abate by

Oct 14, 1989

Issued

Sep 28, 1989

Abate by

Oct 30, 1989