OSHA Inspection: TYSON FOODS - RIVER VALLEY ANIMAL FOODS

Issued

Jan 20, 2010

Abate by

Feb 24, 2010

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

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 hazards of:
On or about September 25, and at times prior thereto, at the facility
located at 7755
North Highway 393, Scranton, Arkansas, the employer did not ensure that
each
employee working in the Dump Room Area, in proximity to an offal bin, was
trained as
necessary by a qualified competent person, exposing the employees to the
hazards of
drowning and/or asphyxiation.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is to ensure that each employee is effectively trained by a
competent person,
provided supervision by a competent person for the period the employee is
considered