NEW ORLEANS, LA ·
OSHA Inspection: SOUTHERN FOODS GROUP, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SOUTHERN FOODS GROUP, LLC in 1300 BARONNE ST., NEW ORLEANS, LA 70113 (NAICS 311511). OSHA activity number 338942980.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SOUTHERN FOODS GROUP, LLC
- Site address
- 1300 BARONNE ST.
- City
- NEW ORLEANS
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70113
- Mailing
- 1300 BARONNE ST., NEW ORLEANS, LA 70113
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 311511
- Employees
- 187
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.119 D03 II
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 3, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(ii): The employer shall document that equipment complies with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices. This violation was observed on or about February 26, 2013 at Southern Foods Group, LLC; dba Brown's Dairy, when the employer did not document that their machine room's mechanical ventilation complied with ANSI/ASHARAE Standard 15, Safety Standard for Refrigeration System - 2010, Section 8.11.4; when the ventilation was designed to be discharged to unsafe location; including but not limited to security guard station, employees parking and/or loading area.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.119 E01
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 3, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(1): The process hazard analysis shall be appropriate to the complexity of the process and shall identify, evaluate, and control the hazards involved in the process. This violation was observed on or about February 26, 2013 at Southern Foods Group, LLC; dba Brown's Dairy, when the employer did not identify, evaluate, and control the hazards of an ammonia release from ammonia refrigeration equipment inside a machine room; when the ventilation was not designed to discharge to a safe location.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.119 J04 II
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 3, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,100 · Current $2,550 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(ii): Inspection and testing procedures shall follow recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices. This violation is observed on or about 02/26/2013 at Southern Foods Group, LLC; dba Brown's Dairy, when the employer failed to inspect and provide guard(s) to protect the Ammonia piping on Silo#4 from traffic hazards per IIAR Bulletin 109, section 4.7.3.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2550
- · Z (S) $5100
1910.119 L01
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 3, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,400 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(l)(1): The employer shall establish and implement written procedures to manage changes (except for "replacements in kind") to process chemicals, technology, equipment, and procedures; and, changes to facilities that affect a covered process. This violation was observed on or about February 26,2013 at Southern Foods Group, LLC; dba Brown's Dairy, when the employer did not implement Management Of Change (MOC) procedure to manage changes to the process equipment such as the modifications on ammonia piping and refrigeration volume/load for the new Silo #4.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (S) $3400
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 338942980.
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