LITTLE ROCK, AR —
OSHA Inspection: BROWN PACKING COMPANY, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of BROWN PACKING COMPANY, INC. in 5301 SCOTT HAMILTON DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72203 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 103482139.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BROWN PACKING COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 5301 SCOTT HAMILTON DRIVE
- City
- LITTLE ROCK
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 72203
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 2378, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72203
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2011
- Employees
- 130
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing health.
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 11, 1991
- Abate by
- Feb 11, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $800 · 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: BIOMECHANICAL STRESS TO THE BACK PRODUCED BY LIFTING AND CARRYING EXCESSIVE WEIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH POSTURAL STRAIN WHEN LOADING AND UNLOADING MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS FROM TRUCKS IN THE STRIPPING AND RECEIVING DEPARTMENT RESULTING IN MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY TO THE BACK AND/OR SHOULDERS. AMONG OTHER METHODS, FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT TO CONDUCT THIS HAZARD MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1) REDESIGN THE OPERATION SO THAT THE PARAMETERS OF THE LIFTING TASK ARE WITHIN THE "MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE LIMIT" AS SPECIFIED BY NIOSH AND AS SPECIFIED BY NIOSH AND ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL BY: A) REDUCING THE WEIGHT OF THE LOAD BY DECREASING OVERALL BOX WEIGHTOR UTILIZING TEAM LIFTING (2 PEOPLE) WHEN HANDLING HEAVY LOADS SUCH AS BEEF QUARTERS. B) REDUCING THE HORIZONTAL DISTANCE FROM THE LOAD TO THE EMPLOYEES CENTER OF GRAVITY BY DESIGNING THE WORK AREA TO ELIMINATE REACHING ACROSS PALLETS OR STACKS OF BOXES. C) REDUCING THE VERTICAL TRAVEL DISTANCE BY RAISING THE LOAD OR REDUCING THE HEIGHT OF THE DESTINATION BY USING MECHANICAL LIFTS AND/OR ADJUSTING THE HEIGHT OF THE CONVEYOR. 2) PLACE A REVERSE SWITCH ON THE CONVEYOR SO THAT TRUCKS DO NOT HAVE TO BE UNLOADED MANUALLY. 3) MODIFY THE CONVEYOR SO THAT IT CAN BE RAISED AND LOWERED QUICKLY AS NEEDED. 4) INSTALL A CONVEYING SYSTEM TO ELIMINATE DOUBLE LIFTING TO MOVE LOADS FROM THE STORAGE AREA TO THE SHIPPING DEPARTMENT. 5) IMPLEMENT A TRAINING AND CONDITIONING PROGRAM TO ENHANCE EMPLOYEE AWARENESS OF LIFTING HAZARDS AND MAINTAIN MUSCULOSKELETAL STRENGTH AND FLEXIBILITY.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $500.00
- — Z (S) $800.00
1904.2 A
- Issued
- Jan 11, 1991
- Abate by
- Feb 7, 1991
- Penalty
- Initial $200 · Current $100 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $100.00
- — Z (R) $200.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 103482139.
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