OSHA Inspection: FEDERAL BEEF PROCESSORS

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Feb 14, 1992

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Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $750 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:
On or about January 8, 1992, and at times prior to, employees
working at the Federal Beef Processors facility, located on
Stockyard Road, West Fargo, North Dakota, were exposed to the
hazard of being crushed underneath moving freight elevator
cars or having body parts injured from contact with moving
elevator components, or falling into elevator hoistways when
the elevator car was not at an upper floor landing because of
the following conditions:
(a)  In the northeast corner of the Offal Packing Room, the
hoistway opening for the freight elevator used to transport boxes
from the Dry Storage Room was not equipped with a hoistway door
to prevent employees from entering the hoistway enclosure when
the elevator car was not at the ground floor level.
(b)  On the north wall of the west Packoff Station and Boning
Department loadout area, the hoistway opening for the freight
elevator used to transport combo-bins and boxes from the Dry
Storage Room was not equipped with a hoistway door to prevent
employees from entering the hoistway enclosure when the elevator
car was not at the ground floor level and the sides of the
hoistway frame were not fully enclosed throughout their height.
(c)  In the southwest corner of the basement Processing and
Boneshine Department, the hoistway door was capable of being
opened when the hook elevator car was not at the landing and
the hoistway door did not extend the full width of the opening
from the floor level to the top of the opening and the sides
of the hoistway were not fully enclosed throughout their height.
(d)  On the north end of the second floor Dry Storage area, the
hoistway door for the freight elevator used to serve the loadout
area was not provided with an interlocking device to prevent
the door from being opened when the elevator car was not at the
landing, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately
15 feet.
(e)  In the second floor Laundry/Trolley Wash room, the hoistway
door for the trolley freight elevator did not enclose the entire
hoistway opening when the elevator car was not at the landing.
(f)  In the northeast corner of the second floor Box Storage
room, the hoistway door for the freight elevator was not provided
with an interlocking device to prevent the door from being opened
when the elevator car was not at the landing, exposing employees
to a fall hazard of approximately 15 feet, and the hoistway door
did not fully enclose the entire hoistway opening and did not
prevent body parts from passing through the door openings.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method
to correct the hazards as recommended by the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI), Safety Code for Dumbwaiter Elevators,
ANSI A17.1-1971, Part VII, would include:
(1)  Installation of positive mechanical locking device and
electric contact interlocks that would prevent hoistway doors
from being opened when the elevator car is not at the landing.
(2)  Fully enclosing all hoistways on all sides with
fire-resistive material throughout their entire height.
(3)  Installation of fire-resistive door assemblies without
perforations at all hoistway landing openings.

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Hazardous substances 8111

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