PLAINVIEW, TX —
OSHA Inspection: CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS in NORTH INTERSTATE 27, EXIT 54, PLAINVIEW, TX 79072 (NAICS 311613). OSHA activity number 337873814.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS
- Site address
- NORTH INTERSTATE 27, EXIT 54
- City
- PLAINVIEW
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79072
- Mailing
- PO BOX 910, PLAINVIEW, TX 79072
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311613
- Employees
- 1800
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition. On or about 12 December 2013 employees of Cargill Meat solutions were exposed to explosion and burn hazards due to the buildup of explosive dust throughout the bone plant facility.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.22 A02
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): Floor(s) of workroom(s) were not maintained in a clean condition. On or about 12 December 2013 employees of Cargill Meat solutions were exposed to explosion and burn hazards due to the buildup of explosive dust on the floor of the bone plant facility.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.303 B01
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees. On or about 12 December 2012 employees of Cargill Meat Solutions were exposed to electrocution and fire hazards while working near unguarded live electrical current near the dust cyclone system located in the bone plant facility.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $7000
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.307 C02 I
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.307(c)(2)(i): Equipment in hazardous (classified) location was not approved for the ignitable or combustible properties of the specific gas, vapor, dust, or fiber that was or could be present: 29 CFR 1910.307(c)(2)(i): On or about 12 December 2012 employees of Cargill Meat Solutions were exposed to explosion and fire hazards while working in the bone mill facility due to the installation of non-intrinsically safe electrical components, that were not approved for a Class 2, Division 1 location, or safe were for a Class 2, Division 1 location.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,100 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered. On or about 12 December 2012 employees of Cargill Meat Solutions did not wear easily removable flame-retardant and non-static generating clothing in an area where combustible dust was present.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $0
- — C (O) $1100
- — Z (O) $1100
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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 337873814.
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