GAINESVILLE, GA — 2003-05-28 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: SCHREIBER FOODS INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 2003-05-28 00:00:00, OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SCHREIBER FOODS INC. in 2255 WHITE SULFER ROAD, GAINESVILLE, GA 30501 (NAICS 311513). OSHA activity number 306213349.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: SCHREIBER FOODS INC.
Site address: 2255 WHITE SULFER ROAD
City: GAINESVILLE
State: GA
ZIP: 30501

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Complete (A)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: No
Union status: N

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 2003-05-28 00:00:00
Closing conference: 2003-06-02 00:00:00
Case closed: 2004-04-01 00:00:00
Last modified: 2006-05-11 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2011-10-14 16:38:47

Establishment context

NAICS code: 311513
SIC code (legacy): 2022
Employees: 174
Ownership type: A

Citations

34 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 6 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003
Penalty: Initial $1,800 · Current $1,000 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:
A.) On orabout 5-28-03, employees are exposed to scalding burns from hot
water as the hot
water tank pressure relief valve is vented into the employee pathway and
there
is no protection
provided through a barrier or other means of protection.
One feasible method of abatement is plumb the hot water heater pressure
relief valve vent into
the building's waste water system.
Reference Georgia State Amendments to the Standard Plumbing Code (2000
Edition) executed
by Department of Community Affairs and enforced by Office of Coordinated
Planning
Section 504 Safety Devices, 504.6.1 Discharge - The relief valve shall
discharge full size to a
safe place of disposal such as a concrete floor, outside the building, an
indirect waste receptor,
or other approved location. The discharge shall terminate in a manner that
does not cause injury
to occupants in the immediate area or structural damage to the building.
The discharge pipe shall
not be trapped. When the relief valve discharge piping goes upward a
thermal expansion control
device shall be installed on the cold water distribution or service pipe
in
accordance with Section
607.3.2 (Ga. Standard Plumbing Code).

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S) $1000.00
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1800.00

5(a)(1)

Deleted Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 15 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003
Penalty: Initial $2,250

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 pinch points and being caught between hazards.
A.) On or about 5-28-03, employees working on a powered conveyor at the
Hayssen line were
packing cheese and were exposed to being caught in the rollers and not
being able to reach the
emergency shut off for the conveyor as it was located on the opposite side
from the employees'
work station.
One method of abatement is to relocate the emergency shut off button to
the employee work
station area.
Reference - ANSI-B20.1 - Safety standard for conveyors and related
equipment, Section
5.11.2(c)(1)

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $2250.00

1910.37 B01

Deleted Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 7 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003
Penalty: Initial $1,800

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1800.00

1910.37 A03

Serious Gravity 03 4 instances 9 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003
Penalty: Current $1,000

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S) $1000.00
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.22 B01

Serious Gravity 02 2 instances 9 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.22 A01

Serious Gravity 02 2 instances 9 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.24 H

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003
Penalty: Initial $2,250 · Current $1,460 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S) $1460.00
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $2250.00

1910.23 C01

Serious Gravity 03 4 instances 10 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 6 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003
Penalty: Initial $1,800 · Current $1,170 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S) $1170.00
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1800.00

1910.147 C04 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 40 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003
Penalty: Initial $4,500 · Current $3,375 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S) $3375.00
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $4500.00

1910.147 C05 IID

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 40 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.147 C06 I

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 40 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.147 C07 IA

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 40 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.147 D04 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 40 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.215 A04

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003
Penalty: Initial $1,800 · Current $1,170 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S) $1170.00
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1800.00

1910.215 B09

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.219 C02 I

Deleted Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 6 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003
Penalty: Initial $2,250

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $2250.00

1910.219 C04 I

Deleted Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 6 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.219 I02

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 6 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003
Penalty: Current $500

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S) $500.00
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.219 F03

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 4 instances 12 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003
Penalty: Initial $4,500

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $4500.00

1910.219 D01

Serious Gravity 03 5 instances 15 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003
Penalty: Current $2,000

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S) $2000.00
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.219 E03 I

Serious Gravity 03 5 instances 15 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.242 B

Serious Gravity 02 3 instances 3 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003
Penalty: Initial $1,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S) $1000.00
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $1800.00

1910.303 F

Serious Gravity 10 3 instances 21 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003
Penalty: Initial $4,500 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S) $2000.00
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $4500.00

1910.303 G01 I

Deleted Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 4 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.303 G01 II

Serious Gravity 02 4 instances 10 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.303 G01 III

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.303 G02 I

Deleted Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003
Penalty: Initial $3,150

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S) $3150.00

1910.305 B01

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 12 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003
Penalty: Current $2,000

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S) $2000.00
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.305 B02

Serious Gravity 03 2 instances 10 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.305 E01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.305 G01 IIIA

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 25 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.305 G02 II

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 10 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

1910.305 G02 III

Serious Gravity 05 3 instances 10 exposed

Issued: Oct 20, 2003
Abate by: Nov 14, 2003

Recent events (2)

2004-02-13 00:00:00 — F (S)
2003-10-20 00:00:00 — Z (S)

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Source

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 306213349.

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