FREDERICKSBURG, PA ·
OSHA Inspection: G&H FORTY-NINERS, INC. DBA KEYSTONE PROTEIN CO.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of G&H FORTY-NINERS, INC. DBA KEYSTONE PROTEIN CO. in 568 CHESTNUT HILL, FREDERICKSBURG, PA 17026 (NAICS 311613). OSHA activity number 112666144.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- G&H FORTY-NINERS, INC. DBA KEYSTONE PROTEIN CO.
- Site address
- 568 CHESTNUT HILL
- City
- FREDERICKSBURG
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17026
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 37, FREDERICKSBURG, PA 17026
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311613
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2077
- Employees
- 22
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
24 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Apr 16, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $100 · Current $70 Reduced
E200
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 an explosion hazard/burns from working with combustible dust that was not protected with equipment explosion protection and isolation, as well as ensuring that all tramp material had been removed upstream of the grinder: (a)G & H Forty Niners, Incorporated dba Keystone Protein Company; Feather Meal Line - The two (2) cyclones and ring dryer were not equipped with explosion protection, such as deflagration venting and the cyclones were not provided with a backflash damper for isolation protection, on or about October 31, 2007. (b)G & H Forty Niners, Incorporated dba Keystone Protein Company; Poultry Meal Line - The two (2) screw conveyors were not equipped with isolation devices, such as chokes, and the bucket elevator and grinder were not provided with explosion protection, such as deflagration venting. The grinder was equipped with a magnet, but not all tramp material was removed prior to reaching the grinder, on or about October 31, 2007. ABATEMENT NOTE: AMONG OTHER METHODS, A FEASIBLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO ADD DEFLAGRATION VENTING TO THE CYCLONES, RING DRYER, GRINDER, AND BUCKET ELEVATOR, TO INSTALL CHOKES ON THE SCREW CONVEYORS AND BACKFLASH DAMPERS ON THE CYCLONES, AND TO INSTALL A METAL SEPARATOR UPSTREAM OF THE GRINDER. All proposed control measures shall be approved for each particular use by a competent engineer or other technically qualified person. Ninety (90) day progress reports are required during the abatement period. *STEP 1 Submit to the Area Director a written, detailed plan of abatement outlining a schedule for the implementation of engineering and/or administrative measures to control employee exposure to hazardous substances as referenced in this citation. This plan shall include, at a minimum, target dates for the following actions which must be consistent with the abatement dates required by this citation: 1.Evaluation of engineering/administrative control options. 2.Selection of optimum control methods and completion of design. 3.Procurement, installation and operation of selected control measures; and 4.Acceptance or modification/redesign of controls. *STEP 2 Abatement shall have been completed by the implementation of feasible engineering upon verification of their effectiveness in achieving compliance. Date by Which Violation Must be Abated: STEP - 1 04/27/08 Date by Which Violation Must be Abated: STEP - 2 07/26/08 VERIFICATION REQUIREDTION
Recent events (3)
- · P (S) $70.00
- · I (S) $70.00
- · Z (S) $100.00
1910.1200 H03 II
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Jul 26, 2008
E200
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $100 · Current $70 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $70.00
- · Z (S) $100.00
1910.106 D07 III
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Jan 30, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $100 · Current $70 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $70.00
- · Z (S) $100.00
1910.110 D10
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Feb 21, 2008
1910.1200 F05
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Jan 30, 2008
2150
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Feb 21, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $100 · Current $70 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $70.00
- · Z (S) $100.00
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Feb 21, 2008
1910.146 C01
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Mar 28, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $175 · Current $120 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $120.00
- · Z (S) $175.00
1910.146 C02
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Mar 28, 2008
1910.146 C04
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Apr 30, 2008
Recent events (2)
- · I (S)
- · Z (S)
1910.147 C04 II
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $175 · Current $120 Reduced
Recent events (3)
- · P (S) $120.00
- · I (S) $120.00
- · Z (S) $175.00
1910.147 C05 I
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2008
Recent events (3)
- · P (S)
- · I (S)
- · Z (S)
1910.147 C05 IID
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2008
Recent events (3)
- · P (S)
- · I (S)
- · Z (S)
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2008
Recent events (3)
- · P (S)
- · I (S)
- · Z (S)
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2008
Recent events (3)
- · P (S)
- · I (S)
- · Z (S)
1910.147 C08
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Mar 28, 2008
1910.147 D04 I
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Mar 28, 2008
1910.157 G02
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $100 · Current $70 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $70.00
- · Z (S) $100.00
1910.252 A02 VII
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Feb 27, 2008
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Mar 28, 2008
- Penalty
- Initial $100 · Current $75 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $75.00
- · Z (S) $100.00
1910.22 A02
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2008
Recent events (2)
- · I (O)
- · Z (O)
1910.95 M02 II
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Apr 30, 2008
8110
Recent events (2)
- · I (O)
- · Z (O)
1910.134 C02 II
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2008
- Abate by
- Feb 27, 2008
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