OSHA Inspection: JBS USA, LLC

Issued

Sep 17, 2010

Abate by

Sep 29, 2010

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,600 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:
JBS USA, LLC, 5950 Trails End Road, Cactus, Texas. For the period of time
up to and
including April 13, 2010, the employer did not ensure that a safey device
was operating on a
SK 11-320 Townsend skinning machine. Employees performed work operations
such as
preventative maintenance (PM) when the machine caught his sleeve and
pulled his hand through
the machine roller. This condition exposed employee(s) to caught by
hazards.
Feasible and Acceptable Abatement Methods would include:
Ensure that all safety devices are operable prior to performing
preventative maintenance on
the skinning machine.
"Pursuant to 29 CFR 19103.19(d), the employer must provide documentation
that this violation
has been abted within 10 calendar days after the abatement date.ment