OSHA Inspection: J F O'NEIL PACKING COMPANY

Issued

Sep 26, 1985

Abate by

Oct 19, 1985

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $350 Reduced

Issued

Sep 26, 1985

Abate by

Oct 19, 1985

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $200 Reduced

Issued

Sep 26, 1985

Abate by

Oct 30, 1985

Penalty

Initial $9,000 · Current $900 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
the hazard of being caught in the rotating parts of machinery during
cleaning operations.
Feasible and acceptable abatement methods (among others) to correc the
hazard are: (1) structured training of employees as to the hazards
associated with the clean-up operation; (2) supervision of those
employees to ensure the practices prescribed in the training are being
followed; (3) implementation of mechanical safety concepts, i.e., Zero
Mechanical State (ZMS) or Zero Energy State (ZES). These concepts
ensure the lockout of the prime driving force of a machine and provides
a basis for training operators of the machine of all possible mechanical
hazards.