OSHA Inspection: MONFORT BEEF, INC. (CON AGRA INC., DBA)

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Apr 6, 2000

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 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 condition(s) listed below:
Monfort Beef Division, Hwy. 287 North, Cactus, TX.  For the period of time
up to and
including 10/22/99, fork lift operators were observed driving fork lifts
in the loading dock area
without wearing the safety belts provided.  This exposed employees to the
hazards of being
struck / crushed by the lift truck overhead protection device should the
fork lift be accidentally
tipped over and result in the driver being thrown out of the operator seat.
A feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard would
be:  Ensure that drivers
wear supplied safety belts anytime they operate an industrial fork lift
truck.rial

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Jun 30, 2000

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 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 condition(s) listed below:
Monfort Beef Division, Hwy. 287 North, Cactus, TX.  For the period of time
up to and
including 10/22/99, the employer did not maintain pressure and temperature
gauges in an
operable condition throughout the facility.  Gauges that would alert
employees working in
specific hazardous areas of the facility were pegged (indicating that over
pressure or over
temperature occurred), corroded, damaged or unreadable.  These gauges give
maintenance
personnel information while in the facility and away from the main
computer controls.  This
exposed employees to the hazards and injuries related to the over charging
of lines or the sudden
release of ammonia.
Instances:  Note that the instance below represent a sampling, similar
conditions
with gauges
exist throughout the facility.
a)  pressure gauge on boiler #5, glass or plastic cover missing and no
indicator needle.
b)  pressure gauge in boiler room, glass or plastic cover missing.
c)  pressure gauge on compressor #2, glass or plastic cover missing.
d)  pressure gauge on boiler #2, glass or plastic cover is broken, gauge
not readable.
e)  pressure gauge on boiler #5, glass or plastic cover missing.
f)  pressure gauge on boiler #3, glass or plastic cover missing.
g)  gauge #169, difficult to read and gauge is "pegged".
h)  temperature/pressure gauge on booster #7 (near check valve #339),
defective.
i)  gauge #231, unreadable.
j)  temperature/pressure gauge on unit #4 (compressor room), indicator
needle missing.
k)  temperature gauge on unit #4 (compressor room), gauge is unreadable.
l)  temperature/pressure gauge (box area), glass or plastic cover missing.
m)  temperature/pressure gauge #1479 (Fab area catwalk), glass or plastic
cover missing,
rusted and inoperable.
n)  pressure gauge on boiler #4, glass or plastic cover broken.

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Jun 30, 2000

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Apr 6, 2000

Penalty

Initial $1,275

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

May 18, 2000

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Jun 30, 2000

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,125 Reduced

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Mar 29, 2001

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,875 Reduced

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Jun 30, 2000

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,750 Reduced

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Apr 6, 2000

Penalty

Initial $1,275 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

May 18, 2000

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,875 Reduced

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

May 18, 2000

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

May 18, 2000

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

May 18, 2000

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Jun 7, 2000

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,750 Reduced

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Jun 30, 2000

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Jun 30, 2000

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Jun 7, 2000

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

May 18, 2000

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

May 18, 2000

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Jan 1, 2001

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,750 Reduced

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Jun 30, 2000

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Sep 26, 2000

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Jun 30, 2000

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Apr 27, 2000

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,125 Reduced

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Jun 30, 2000

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Jun 30, 2000

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Jun 30, 2000

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Jun 30, 2000

Penalty

Initial $10,000 · Current $7,500 Reduced

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

May 18, 2000

Penalty

Initial $25,000 · Current $18,750 Reduced

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Jun 30, 2000

Penalty

Initial $25,000 · Current $18,750 Reduced

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Jun 30, 2000

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

May 18, 2000

Penalty

Initial $10,000 · Current $7,500 Reduced

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Jun 30, 2000

Penalty

Initial $25,000 · Current $18,750 Reduced

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Apr 27, 2000

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Apr 27, 2000

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Apr 27, 2000

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Apr 27, 2000

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

Apr 27, 2000

Issued

Apr 3, 2000

Abate by

May 18, 2000