OSHA Inspection: NORTH ARKANSAS POULTRY

Issued

Aug 25, 1989

Abate by

Mar 1, 1991

Penalty

Initial $800 · Current $285 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer die 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:
Operations in the poultry processing facility such as the Front Half
Department where employee(s) "pull skin" and/or "trim meat" which
produced biomechanical stress to the hands, wrists, arms, and shoulder
resulting in musculoskeletal disorders such as, but not limited to
carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, and ganglion cysts.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to reduce
the hazard(s) include the following:
1) Installation of automatic skinning machines such as those presently
under consideration by management.
2) Redesign or modify associated tools, e.g. reduce scissor weight and
modify scissor design such as tool length and handles to reduce
mechanical stress on the fingers, hands, and wrists as well as reduce
wrist deviation and flexion.
3) Implement a training and conditioning program to increase employee
awareness of factors which contribute to repetitive trauma disorders
and enhance musculoskeletal strength and fitness of affected muscle
groups.
4) Perform a methods analysis to determine high risk tasks then modify
or redesign operations to lessen biomechanical stress.
5) Implement a surveillance program to appraise the effectiveness of
abatement methods and hazard control procedures.
6) Obtain a glove which improves grip strength while manually pulling
skin.

Issued

Aug 25, 1989

Abate by

Aug 31, 1989

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
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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:
The hazard of being caught in the rotating blades and/or augers while
performing maintenance activities such as unclogging chicken parts
while the Food Craft automatic deboning machinery is in operation.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to lock out the power to the machinery to keep
the blades and augers from turning while the employee is unclogging
the equipment.

Issued

Aug 25, 1989

Abate by

Aug 31, 1989

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $100 Reduced

Issued

Aug 25, 1989

Abate by

Sep 21, 1989

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $120 Reduced

Issued

Aug 25, 1989

Abate by

Sep 21, 1989

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $150 Reduced

Issued

Aug 25, 1989

Abate by

Sep 21, 1989

Issued

Aug 25, 1989

Abate by

Sep 21, 1989

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $150 Reduced

Issued

Aug 25, 1989

Abate by

Sep 21, 1989

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $150 Reduced

Issued

Aug 25, 1989

Abate by

Sep 7, 1989

Penalty

Initial $800 · Current $285 Reduced

Issued

Aug 25, 1989

Abate by

Sep 21, 1989

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $100 Reduced

Issued

Aug 25, 1989

Abate by

Sep 14, 1989

Issued

Aug 25, 1989

Abate by

Sep 14, 1989

Issued

Aug 25, 1989

Abate by

Sep 14, 1989

Issued

Aug 25, 1989

Abate by

Sep 21, 1989